Trump nominates Dr Erica Schwartz as CDC director

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump nominates Dr Erica Schwartz as CDC directorIn a social media post, Trump described Schwartz as ‘incredibly talented’Mike Stobbe Friday 17 April 2026 00:42 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959473","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cdc-director-erica-schwartz-trump-b2959473.html","title":"Trump nominates Dr Erica Schwartz as CDC director"}}CloseRep. blasts RFK for anti-vaxx messaging while 'hanging out shirtless in a hot tub with Kid Rock'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon gene...