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Nominee to lead CDC dodges senators’ questions about vaccines and Kennedy

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Dr. Erica Schwartz said she was unaware of some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine policy changes and didn’t directly answer questions about whether she supports them.

Dr. Erica Schwartz at a Senate hearing Wednesday on her nomination to become director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Finn Gomez / Getty Images

July 15, 2026, 7:29 PM EDT / Updated July 16, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT

By Aria Bendix

Ahead of her confirmation hearing, Dr. Erica Schwartz was widely seen as a conventional pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — she has supported vaccines and was deputy surgeon general during President Donald Trump’s first term.

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