Advisory Board December 3, 2025
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham — who ordered his health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations this past winter and has promoted certain discredited treatments — has been named principal deputy director at CDC, according to a spokesperson for HHS, in this week’s roundup of the news in healthcare politics.
Controversial Louisiana health official tapped as no. 2 person at CDC
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham — who ordered his health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations this past winter and has promoted certain discredited treatments — has been named principal deputy director at CDC, according to a spokesperson for HHS.
Currently, CDC does not have a permanent director. Over the summer, CDC Director Susan Monarez was ousted by...
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