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Trump Picks New CDC Director
Trump picked Erica Schwartz to lead the CDC. CDC stands for Centers for Disease Control.
Schwartz was a senior United States Coast Guard officer. She also served under Trump's first term as deputy surgeon general. The CDC lost several leaders under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
This pick ends a months-long search for a permanent CDC leader.
Klear Note — The CDC is the US government agency that fights diseases and protects public health. The agency had leadership changes under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Key Terms 3
- Centers for Disease Control
- US government agency that tracks and prevents disease
- deputy surgeon general
- second-in-command of the US public health service
- Health Secretary
- government leader in charge of US health departments