Over the course of 12 months, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has seen a traumatic shooting, abrupt leadership changes and a shattering of its image as a globally respected public health agency. A new nominee could help stablize the agency and is up for Senate confirmation.

Trump has nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC had gone months without a permanent director after the last leader was ousted.

The CDC has been going through turmoil and several leadership shakeups under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Over the course of 12 months, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has seen a traumatic shooting, abrupt leadership changes and a shattering of its image as a…