The White House withdrew the nomination of Dave Weldon, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Axios reported Thursday.
Weldon, a vaccine critic, was set to appear in front of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday as part of the confirmation process.
The CDC, with a budget of $17.3 billion, tracks and responds to domestic and foreign threats to public health. Roughly two-thirds of its budget funds state and local health agencies' public health and prevention activities.
Weldon, 71, is a former Florida congressman.