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    Trump nominates former Deputy Surgeon ⁠General Erica Schwartz as new CDC director

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    President Trump has nominated Erica Schwartz as the new CDC director, following several leadership changes. Schwartz, who previously served as Deputy Surgeon General, was instrumental in the federal COVID-19 response. Sean Slovenski, Jen Shuford, and Sara Brenner are also appointed to senior CDC positions.

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    U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in WashingtonReuters
    U.S. President Donald Trump
    U.S. President Donald Trump announced new leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, ‌nominating former ⁠Deputy Surgeon ⁠General Erica Schwartz as the CDC's director after multiple leadership shakeups at the health agency.

    Schwartz, who served during Trump's first term, was directly involved in the federal response to the ⁠COVID-19 pandemic, overseeing ‌national preparedness and public health coordination efforts.

    Trump, in a post ⁠on Truth Social, also said he was naming healthcare executive Sean Slovenski, Texas health commissioner Jen Shuford and top FDA official Sara Brenner to senior CDC roles.


    Trump fired CDC Director Susan Monarez last August ‌over her objections to vaccine policy changes planned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ⁠Jr. Her position was filled by two acting directors: Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill, who was succeeded in February by Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

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