Natalie Kitroeff

During the hearing, Dr. Means said that vaccines save lives, but she refused to say whether she would urge parents to vaccinate their children against the measles.

I'm supportive of vaccination.

Every individual needs to talk to their doctor before putting a medication in their body.

In one heated back and forth, Dr. Means had a hard time answering a question from Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia about whether the flu vaccine was effective.

— The Republican-controlled Senate Health Committee seemed poised to move Dr. Means' nomination to the Senate floor.

Today's episode was produced by Anna Foley and Caitlin O'Keefe.

It was edited by M.J.

Davis-Lynn with help from Paige Cowett.

Contains music by Alisha E. Toop, Dan Powell, and Marion Lozano.

And was engineered by Alyssa Moxley.

That's it for The Daily.

I'm Natalie Kitroweth.

See you tomorrow.

From The New York Times, I'm Natalie Kidrow.

This is The Daily.

For more than six decades, the United States has tried and failed to topple the regime in Cuba.

But after ousting Cuba's closest ally, Nicolas Maduro, and pushing the country into dire economic crisis, the Trump administration is closer than ever to forcing radical change on the island.

Today, my colleagues Francis Robles and Michael Crowley on how this latest escalation is pushing Cuba to the brink.

And whether this time, finally, the U.S.

government will get what it wants.