Senate committee questions Trump's CDC nominee Erica Schwartz and ASPR pick Sean Kaufman on vaccines and resisting political pressure.

Vaccine policy and misinformation were the main topics of discussion Wednesday during a nomination hearing for two top federal public health positions. Erica Schwartz, MD,…

Dr. Erica Schwartz, Trump's nominee for CDC director, faces the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing on July 15. If confirmed, she will lead an agency dealing with…

Committee chair Bill Cassidy calls Erica Schwartz's answers 'disappointing'

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Democrats pressed President Donald Trump's CDC and ASPR nominees on their support for vaccines.