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

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

Source: www.nbcnews.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:11:49 GMT

Dr. Erica Schwartz, who was deputy surgeon general in Trump’s first term, inherits a measles crisis and a growing cyclosporiasis outbreak.

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