Trump announces new CDC Director pick, appoints key positions in the agency
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President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and announced several key appointments for the agency. The new team is expected to revolutionize the CDC and get it back on track, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz to be the next CDC Director. Schwartz is a former deputy surgeon general under Trump's first term and has served as a Doctor of Medicine in the U.S. Military. Trump also announced the appointments of Sean Slovenski as CDC Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Jennifer Shuford as the CDC Deputy Director and Chief Medical Officer, and Dr. Sara Brenner as Senior Counselor for Public Health. The new team is expected to restore the 'gold standard of science' at the CDC. The CDC has been led by temporary leaders since Trump returned to office. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that the new team will revolutionize the agency and get it back on track.
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