From PBS NewsHour.

Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., asked Dr. Mehmet Oz about his stance on the measles vaccine in his confirmation hearing Friday.

Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee for administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Systems, said he believes the measles vaccine is safe but that the agency he would run doesn’t set policy at that level.

"My colleagues and I have written twice to the secretary of Health and Human Services to do more to address measles. There’s not been a response," Luján said.

"Mr. Secretary, if you’re watching today, respond to the damn letter. People are dying," he added.
Oz is a cardiothoracic surgeon, author and former host TV host. He has come under fire in the past for promoting unproven supplements and weight loss treatments.

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