Trump Nominates New CDC Director

Dr. Erica Schwartz has been selected to lead the public health agency, which has had a permanent director for only about a month during Trump’s second term.

Dr. Erica Schwartz. Department of Health and Human Services via The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump on April 16 said he nominated a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that Dr. Erica Schwartz will lead the CDC, pending Senate confirmation. Trump called Schwartz, who holds a medical degree, a juris doctorate, and a master’s degree in public health, “incredibly talented” and “a STAR.”