Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, ex-deputy surgeon general, as CDC director
Summary
President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz to be the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Schwartz, who served as deputy surgeon general during Trump’s first term, needs Senate approval before taking the job.Key Facts
- President Trump announced Dr. Erica Schwartz as his nominee for CDC director.
- Schwartz is a rear admiral in the US Coast Guard and former deputy surgeon general (2019-2021).
- She has experience in the US Navy, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and Coast Guard.
- Schwartz holds degrees in biomedical engineering, medicine, public health, and law.
- The current acting CDC director, Jay Bhattacharya, left the position last month due to legal limits on acting appointments.
- The CDC has faced challenges including layoffs, low staff morale, and a fatal shooting near its Atlanta campus.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the US health secretary under Trump’s second term, has worked to slow vaccine research and guidance.
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