Dr. Erica Schwartz has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Schwartz takes command of a public health agency that has lost thousands of employees, amid layoffs, resignations and leadership turmoil.

Schwartz brings new leadership to an agency without a director for nearly a year

The US Senate voted 51 to 44 on Wednesday to confirm Erica Schwartz as CDC director.