The White House withdrew the nomination of David Weldon, MD, to be CDC director, just hours before he was to appear before a Senate committee on Thursday morning.
Weldon, a physician and former congressman, was scheduled to speak in front of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), but the hearing was canceled shortly before it was supposed to begin and his nomination was withdrawn, an HHS official confirmed to Healio.
President Donald J. Trump selected Weldon to be the next CDC director in December. The position requires Senate confirmation for the first time.