Casey Means Isn’t Surgeon General Material: Lisa Jarvis

Casey Means, a wellness influencer, entrepreneur, and physician, this week tried to convince the Senate Health Committee that she is up to the task of serving as the US surgeon general.

Her equivocating on basic health issues, particularly vaccines, did not inspire confidence that she is.

It might feel like a symbolic role — after all, the surgeon general doesn’t directly set policy. But the issues the nation’s top doctor chooses to focus on set the tone for health conversations around the country. We should want someone in the job whose views are grounded in science.

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