The Senate's confirmation of Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director is exactly the kind of steady, experienced leadership the agency desperately needs after years of turmoil. With a medical degree, law degree and a record as deputy surgeon general, Schwartz brings real credentials to an agency gutted by political interference and mass resignations. Restoring public trust in the CDC starts with putting a qualified, science-committed director in charge.
Confirming Schwartz as CDC director is a rubber stamp on the same establishment public health apparatus that mandated vaccines for military personnel under threat of discipline. Schwartz openly brags about COVID-era drive-thru testing as an accomplishment for a virus with an extremely low fatality rate, and she refused to give a straight answer on whether she'd defy politically motivated directives. The CDC doesn't need another order-follower in a lab coat.
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