""Dr. Abraham has been on the wrong side of several important public health issues over the past decade," Shah wrote. "His track record, which includes undermining confidence in vaccines and minimizing the risk of outbreaks, disqualifies him from steering an agency charged with protecting all Americans.""
""Government should admit the limitations of its role in people's lives and pull back its tentacles from the practice of medicine," Abraham argued."
""will no longer promote mass vaccination.""
Ralph Abraham was listed as principal deputy director at the CDC, a role confirmed by CDC and HHS spokespeople. Abraham is a 70-year-old former Republican congressman and doctor from northeast Louisiana who served three terms in the House and was appointed Louisiana surgeon general in December 2023 after losing a 2019 gubernatorial bid. In February, Abraham ordered staff to stop media campaigns and community health fairs encouraging vaccinations and stated the Louisiana Department of Health "will no longer promote mass vaccination." Abraham criticized blanket government vaccine mandates and urged individual choice, prompting public criticism from epidemiologist Dr. Nirav Shah.
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