Trump picks Erica Schwartz as next head of CDC
Summary
President Donald Trump has chosen Erica Schwartz to be the new leader of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Schwartz is a Coast Guard rear admiral and previously served as Trump’s deputy surgeon general.Key Facts
- Erica Schwartz was nominated by President Trump to lead the CDC.
- She is a rear admiral in the US Coast Guard and served as deputy surgeon general under Trump’s first term.
- The CDC had no Senate-confirmed director for months after Susan Monarez was removed from the position.
- Monarez was fired after disagreements with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policies.
- Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, was acting leader of the CDC before Schwartz’s nomination.
- Schwartz has a medical degree from Brown University and a law degree from the University of Maryland.
- President Trump’s first choice for CDC leader, Dave Weldon, withdrew after doubts about his confirmation chances.
- Under Kennedy’s leadership, the CDC has undergone major staff changes and shifts in vaccine policy, some of which were legally challenged.
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