US EditionLouisiana Surgeon General, a Vaccine Critic, Named CDC Principal Deputy Director
Abraham’s appointment aligns CDC leadership with HHS Secretary Kennedy's vaccine skepticism amid criticism for halting vaccination campaigns and delaying outbreak alerts in Louisiana.
- On Nov. 23, Dr. Ralph Abraham began serving as the CDC's principal deputy director, confirmed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services though not publicly announced.
- As Louisiana's surgeon general, Dr. Ralph Abraham instructed health staff to stop promoting seasonal vaccines in a February 13 memo, aligning with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine skepticism.
- Hospitals and officials reported delayed public alerts during a pertussis outbreak that caused two deaths, and Abraham publicly backed unproven treatments like hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin.
- Former CDC principal deputy director Dr. Nirav Shah said he was stunned by Abraham's appointment, telling The New York Times, `My jaw hit the ground`; Abraham could shape vaccine policy without Senate confirmation.
- The CDC faces an advisory committee meeting next week that could test the agency's new direction after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reshaped leadership and vaccine advisers.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a new principal deputy director—a doctor who has criticized the agency for spreading misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and spoken out against some vaccines. Dr. Ralph Abraham, who was Louisiana’s surgeon general, has been hired as the CDC’s second-in-command, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) told The Epoch Times in an email on Nov. 26. Abraham did no…
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In October 2019, then-President Donald Trump greets Dr. Ralph Abraham, who was running for Louisiana governor, at a rally in Lake Charles. (Gerald Herbert/The Associated Press)Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, who rolled back government vaccine distribution as the state’s top public health official, has been appointed to the second highest position at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Abraham, a 71-year-old medical doct…
CDC quietly appoints doctor critical of vaccines as second in command
Dr. Ralph Abraham, who as Louisiana’s surgeon general ordered the state health department to stop promoting vaccinations and who has called COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous,” has been named the second in command at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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