Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, M.D., has been appointed as deputy director of the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, who moved to end vaccination promotion work in that state, has been selected for the No. 2 job at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Abraham’s selection as the CDC’s Principal Deputy Director was confirmed Tuesday by a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson.

We know that parents just want to keep their kids safe, but part of the confusion comes from how fast information changes,” Adams said.