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Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, ex-deputy surgeon general, as CDC director

By Marina Dunbar Apr 16, 2026, 4:25 pm82 pts
Schwartz was deputy surgeon general under Trump’s first administration and is a rear admiral in the US Coast Guard Donald Trump has selected Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bringing to an end a months-long search for a permanent head of the troubled…

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