Trump Taps Pro-Vaccine Schwartz for CDC Director
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- Dr. Erica Schwartz supports vaccines and is seen as a mainstream choice to lead the CDC, an agency that has been a target of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s efforts to change federal immunization policies.
- Trump has nominated Schwartz as his latest CDC Director pick, and she will appear before a Senate panel.
Why it matters: The CDC has been a target of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s efforts to change federal immunization policies, making a vaccine-supporting mainstream nominee a notable contrast to that agenda — but Schwartz still faces a Senate panel before assuming the role.
