{"id":2641086,"date":"2026-08-05T16:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erica-schwartz-confirmed-as-trump-cdc-director-after-questioning-on-vaccines\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:17:07","slug":"erica-schwartz-confirmed-as-trump-cdc-director-after-questioning-on-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erica-schwartz-confirmed-as-trump-cdc-director-after-questioning-on-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"Erica Schwartz confirmed as Trump CDC director after questioning on vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ferica-schwartz-confirmed-as-trump-cdc-director-after-questioning-on-vaccines%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2641086&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as the Director of the CDC, a position vacant for nearly a year, with a close vote of 51-43 along partisan lines. Schwartz, a veteran in public health and former deputy surgeon general, gained prominence for overseeing COVID-19 testing during the pandemic. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >confirmation process involved challenging questions<\/a> from Democrats about her stance on vaccine policies and her potential resistance to directives from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy jr., who previously dismissed her predecessor. Schwartz&#8217;s nomination was supported mainly by Republicans and one Democrat, Tim Kaine. Her background contrasts with other trump governance officials and includes a career in the Public Health Service Commissioned corps. The article also touches on previous CDC leadership issues, including the brief tenure of her predecessor, Susan Monarez, who was ousted after refusing to preapprove vaccine schedule changes per Kennedy\u2019s directives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate confirmed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4532755\/trump-nominates-veteran-first-term-cdc-director\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4532755\/trump-nominates-veteran-first-term-cdc-director\/\">Dr. Erica Schwartz<\/a>, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s nominee for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, along nearly partisan lines on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schwartz, who was confirmed 51-43 after a turbulent confirmation hearing in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4668883\/public-health-nominees-advance-schwartz-kaufman\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4668883\/public-health-nominees-advance-schwartz-kaufman\/\">Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/a> last month, is slated to take office after the agency has been without a permanent leader for nearly a year.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4676593\/erica-schwartz-confirmed-trump-cdc-director-vaccines\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Erica Schwartz confirmed as Trump CDC director after tough questioning on vaccines<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4675925\/cdc-reports-over-20000-suspected-cyclosporiasis-cases-largest-outbreak-us-history\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>CDC reports over 20,000 suspected cyclosporiasis cases in largest outbreak in US history<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4674742\/salmonella-outbreak-chipotle-jalapenos\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Salmonella outbreak prompts Chipotle to pull jalapenos from some restaurants<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-kaine\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1134\">Tim Kaine <\/a>(D-VA) was the only Democrat to support Schwartz\u2019s nomination. Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Maize Hirono (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN),<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-johnson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2760\"> Ron Johnson<\/a> (R-WI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) did not vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schwartz was deputy surgeon general during the first Trump administration, overseeing the COVID-19 testing program during the height of the pandemic. Prior to that, she had a distinguished career in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schwartz had a difficult time during her confirmation hearing answering questions from Democrats regarding whether she would stand up to Health and Human Services Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> regarding vaccine policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kennedy fired her Senate-confirmed predecessor, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3785127\/trump-cdc-director-susan-monarez-ousted-less-than-one-month-after-taking-office\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3785127\/trump-cdc-director-susan-monarez-ousted-less-than-one-month-after-taking-office\/\">Susan Monarez<\/a>, roughly a month after taking office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monarez told the Senate health committee, following her termination, that she refused to follow Kennedy\u2019s directive to preapprove changes to the childhood vaccine schedule before the meeting of the CDC\u2019s vaccine advisory panel, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4670651\/how-fauci-diaries-made-public-no-one-will-say\/\"><strong>HOW DID FAUCI\u2019S DIARIES MAKE IT PUBLIC? NO ONE WILL SAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schwartz, who has a traditional public health background compared to other Trump administration officials chosen from within the Make America Healthy Again movement, told the Senate during her confirmation hearing that she did not believe that Kennedy would ask her to do something along similar lines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schwartz is the second CDC director to ever go through the Senate confirmation process. It was not a position that required Senate approval before the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director amid partisan votes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2666,"featured_media":2641087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26196616721881-2-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50443,83733,32068,3634,3954],"class_list":["post-2641086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cdc-2","tag-erica-schwartz","tag-public-health","tag-trump","tag-vaccine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26196616721881-2-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641086"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2641090,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641086\/revisions\/2641090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}