U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for director of the CDC was pulled into political contention over U.S. vaccine policy on Wednesday, describing the medications as "life-saving" and telling a Senate panel that she has not seen evidence linking vaccines and autism.

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent move to replace a federal panel of vaccine advisers should help restore Americans’ trust in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

Former CDC vaccine Expert Dr. Fiona Havers railed against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision for a private citizen to come and give a presentation to his vaccine panel.