President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday attempted to demonstrate that she can restore trust in the agency, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing. The issue of vaccines took center stage during the hearing for Erica Schwartz, who sought to assure senators that she […]

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.