Dr. Erica Schwartz is taking over an agency facing a string of outbreaks, political pressure and deep workforce cuts. Her Senate confirmation gives Congress a new way to hold her accountable.

Dr Erica Schwartz will lead the CDC following a recent confirmation vote in the Senate confirming her appointment as head of the agency.

Erica Schwartz was officially sworn in as CDC director on Thursday, and she is already facing her first serious test: President Trump’s executive order to change childhood vaccine policy. Natasha ...

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Erica Schwartz attends her nomination hearing to become Director Of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill July ...

The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Aug. 5, 2026, is only the second CDC director to face Senate confirmation. Congress ...

For the first time in nearly a year, the nation’s top public health agency has a permanent leader.

Schwartz will oversee the nation’s public health response, vaccine recommendations and outbreak containment — a tall order at this point in history. (HealthDay News) — Dr. Erica Schwartz was confirmed ...

Democrats and reproductive rights groups are zeroing in on Sen. Susan Collins’s (R-Maine) vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh as a pillar of their campaign to oust her, arguing she paved the way ...

Dr. Erica Schwartz is set to lead the health agency following a year of upheaval.

Dr. Erica Schwartz, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is promising to advocate for the agency while addressing staff burnout and understaffing issues.