Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after bungling confirmation hearing

Center-Left: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/05/senate-confirms-cdc-director" rel="noopener nofollow">Senate confirms Schwartz for CDC director — www.axios.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/erica-schwartz-cdc-director-senate-confirmation" rel="noopener nofollow">Senate confirms Trump pick Erica Schwartz as new CDC director — www.theguardian.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/08/05/nx-s1-5920379/cdc-director-confirmed-erica-schwartz" rel="noopener nofollow">Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling a leadership vacuum — www.npr.org
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/new-cdc-director-confirmed-erica-shwartz-rcna590994" rel="noopener nofollow">New CDC director is confirmed, giving agency its first permanent leader in a year — www.nbcnews.com
Right: <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-confirms-new-cdc-director-diarrhea-causing-parasite-outbreak-sweeps-us" rel="noopener nofollow">Senate confirms new CDC director as diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak sweeps US — www.foxnews.com
Right: <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-antitrust-pointman-could-reshape-big-tech-cases-against-google-apple-confirmed" rel="noopener nofollow">Trump&#39;s antitrust point man could reshape Big Tech cases against Google and Apple if confirmed — www.foxnews.com

Source: www.arstechnica.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:03:18 GMT

Schwartz is well-qualified for the role, but crashed and burned in Senate hearing.