ATLANTA, Ga. (AP/Atlanta News First) — 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 Atlanta-based 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 (HHS) spokesperson.

Abraham is a physician and former Republican U.S. representative. He was named Louisiana’s first surgeon general last year, tasked with crafting health policy and improving public health.

FILE - In this March 18, 2019 file photo, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham speaks at a business event in Baton Rouge, La. (Melinda Deslatte | AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)

Earlier this year, he ordered staff to stop

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