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Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling a leadership vacuum
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The U.S. Senate has confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as the new director of the CDC following a year-long leadership vacancy. Her confirmation comes amid internal agency turmoil and ongoing public health challenges, including various disease outbreaks.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly a year after the last permanent director was fired in a dispute over vaccine policy with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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