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Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director amid leadership turmoil

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The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a 51‑44 vote, making her the agency’s first permanent leader since Susan Monarez was removed. President Donald Trump nominated Schwartz in April; she is a former deputy surgeon general and served as chief medical officer of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Schwartz assumes command of a CDC battling multiple public‑health crises: the worst measles resurgence in three decades, a large cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to shredded iceberg lettuce, the nation’s biggest recent food‑borne illness outbreak, and an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The agency has also lost more than 3,000 staff—about a quarter of its workforce—under the second Trump administration, leading to low morale.

Senators expressed mixed reactions. Bill Cassidy (R‑LA) ultimately backed Schwartz after meeting with her, while independent Bernie Sanders (I‑VT) voted against her confirmation, citing concerns about her ability to resist pressure from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Schwartz pledged she would “never betray the science.”

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Bill Cassidy · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Donald Trump · Dr. Erica Schwartz · Erica Schwartz · President Donald Trump · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · Senator Bill Cassidy · United States Senate

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