The vote was largely along partisan lines

Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, will become the first full-time director of the CDC in nearly 1 year after senators confirmed her to the post on Wednesday, largely along party…

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.