What Happened
President Trump on Thursday announced his third nominee for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Dr.
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Why It Matters
Erica Schwartz, a well-qualified former public health official and board-certified physician in preventive medicine, who has publicly supported vaccination and followed evidence-based medicine.
Key Details
- The uncontroversial pick comes amid concern within the administration that the aggressive anti-vaccine agenda from Health Secretary Robert F.
- Kennedy Jr.—who has no medical, science, or public health background—has become a liability for the party in the lead up to the midterms.
- Schwartz was deputy surgeon general in Trump's first administration.
- She spent much of her career as a Navy officer, held the role of Chief Medical Officer with the US Coast Guard, and is a retired rear admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
Background Context
President Trump on Thursday announced his third nominee for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Dr. Erica Schwartz, a well-qualified former public health official and board-certified physician in preventive medicine, who has publicly supported vaccination and followed evidence-based medicine. The uncontroversial pick comes amid concern within the administration that the aggressive anti-vaccine agenda from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—who has no medical, science, or public health background—has become a liability for the party in the lead up to the midterms. Schwartz was deputy surgeon general in Trump's first administration. She spent much of her career as a
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Source: Ars Technica – All content – Original Link
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