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Heidi Overton

Republican

FDA Commissioner Nominee

Physician and White House health-policy aide nominated by President Trump in August 2026 to lead the Food and Drug Administration.

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Re: Trump Nominates White House Aide Heidi Overton to Run the FDA Nine Days After She Helped Write the Childhood Vaccine Order — and the Republican Chairman of the Senate Health Committee Calls That "Almost Disqualifying"

Sep 24, 2026

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Every vaccine on the U.S. market right now is safe and effective, according to the FDA. … The MMR vaccine is not lethal. It is safe and effective. [On mifepristone:] It has met the safety and efficacy standard according to the FDA review.