The president-elect’s previous selections for director of national intelligence, attorney general and defense secretary could change the country and the world in the long term.
The US Department of Health and Human Services secretary has a massive platform and huge power to influence the information that Americans have and the choices they make.
“I guess if you like health and you like people who live a long time, it is the most important position,” Trump said.
Christina House/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesAnother health expert and former US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acting director condemned the pick.
The highly contagious disease is preventable with two doses of the measles vaccine that most Americans get as kids.
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