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HEALTHAug 5 · 19:50 UTCLOUISIANA ILLUMINATORShauneen Miranda

US Senate confirms Trump’s pick for CDC director

The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with a 51-44 vote. The confirmation followed a July 2026 hearing where lawmakers questioned her on managing political interference in vaccine policy under the vaccine-skeptical agenda of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Dr. Erica SchwartzpersonCenters for Disease Control and PreventionorganizationU.S. SenateorganizationDonald TrumppersonRobert F. Kennedy Jr.personSenate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committeeorganizationvaccine policytopicDepartment of Health and Human Servicesorganization
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