Schwartz takes command of a public health agency that has lost thousands of employees, amid layoffs, resignations and leadership turmoil.
Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling a leadership vacuum
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Dr. Erica Schwartz, who appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in July, was confirmed Wednesday as CDC director.
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Dr. Erica Schwartz has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Schwartz brings new leadership to an agency without a director for nearly a year
The US Senate voted 51-44 on Wednesday to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and…
The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz in a 51 to 44 vote.
The agency has lost more than a quarter of its workforce since Trump’s return to office last year
Schwartz will step into an agency that has been without a permanent leader for almost a year amid RFK Jr.’s tumultuous tenure as…
Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC’s first official director in a year | CNN
