Kennedy Says Incoming CDC Director Will Be Able to Make Vaccine Decisions

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators that Trump’s CDC nominee would make vaccine decisions without political interference.
Kennedy Says Incoming CDC Director Will Be Able to Make Vaccine Decisions
Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told lawmakers on Wednesday that Dr. Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, would be able to make independent vaccine decisions if confirmed.

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) stated, “There are currently political appointees at CDC who have worked to undermine trust in immunizations.”

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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.