In a 51–44 vote Wednesday, the US Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, despite failing miserably to convince senators last month that she ...

The White House nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to head the nation’s top public health agency ...

The Senate voted on Wednesday to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The Senate narrowly confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention following a confirmation fight centered on vaccines and the future of federal public health ...

(The Hill) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will soon have a new official director for the first time in nearly a year, after the Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Dr. Erica ...

Dr. Erica Schwartz faced questions from senators on vaccines and running agencies independently during her confirmation hearing to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Erica Schwartz is one step closer to being the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after ...

The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, placing her in charge of a public health agency beleaguered by political meddling and low morale.

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Dr. Erica Schwartz sought to reassure senators she would follow the science as lawmakers pressed her on vaccines, abortion data and disease surveillance.

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has cleared a hurdle in the Senate.

The CDC has permanent leadership in place for the first time since August 2025, after the US Senate confirmed the appointment ...