New CDC director is confirmed, giving agency its first permanent leader in a year

New CDC Director Confirmed as Agency Juggles Measles, Cyclospora and a Jalapeño Salmonella Outbreak

The Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz as CDC director. She inherits three active outbreaks and an agency down roughly a quarter of its staff.

Erica Schwartz Confirmed As CDC Director Right After She Ruined Her Reputation

When Erica Schwartz was first nominated for Director of the CDC, you could almost hear both a gasp of surprise and a collective sigh of relief from healthcare providers throughout the country. Schwartz is well qualified for the role, after all, and many took her nomination as a sign that the White House was attempting…

Bill Cassidy snaps at Katie Couric for 'demeaning' Trump's CDC nominee

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) snapped during an interview with veteran journalist Katie Couric when talking about a Trump nominee.During an episode of Couric's podcast, she dug into what should be the standards for accepting a Trump nominee for a top health official job. Cassidy, a physician, cast the deciding vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, but he grew visibly irritated when Couric pressed him on Dr. Eri…

The first Black woman to lead the CDC will face an uphill battle in restoring trust

This story was originally reported by The 19th. Dr. Erica Schwartz will be the first Black woman to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, promising that she will show “radical transparency and unwavering scientific integrity” in the role.…

Senate Confirms New CDC Director Amid Disease Outbreaks

Senate Democrats have nearly universally opposed every single person nominated by President Donald Trump for a position within his administration, and that continued on Wednesday regarding his pick to head up the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Worse, Senate Democrats – along with a couple of Trump-deranged RINOs on their way out of the...

Will CDC's First Black Woman Director Push Back On RFK Jr., Or Fall In Line?

For the first time in nearly a year, a Senate-confirmed candidate is set to assume the role of full-time Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the first time ever, the CDC will be led by a Black woman. And while the incoming director’s credentials have been recognized by both sides of the political aisle, questions remain whether or not she will simply follow the orders of President Trump and Secretary of Health and Hum…