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 (CDC) with a 51-44 vote. The confirmation followed a tense July hearing over concerns about political interference in vaccine policy, and she received backing from Senate Health Committee chair Bill Cassidy despite initial reservations. Only one Democrat, Virginia’s Tim Kaine, supported the nomination.