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Trump’s Third Pick To Run CDC Grilled on Vaccines During Senate Confirmation Hearing

Dr. Erica Schwartz promised to ‘never betray the science’ but dodged direct answers to several questions.

Erica Schwartz attends her confirmation 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 15, 2026.
Erica Schwartz attends her confirmation 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 15, 2026. Finn Gomez/Getty Images