CDC nominee Erica Schwartz pressed on whether she will resist RFK Jr’s vaccine agenda

Erica Schwartz, a deputy surgeon general from the first Trump administration, faced a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday to become CDC director. During the hearing, she told the health committee she would 'never betray the science' and pledged 'radical transparency' to rebuild public trust. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a leader in the anti-vaccine movement, has already overseen months of turmoil at the agency and made controversial changes to US vaccine policies. Senators repeatedly pressed Schwartz on whether she would resist his agenda, but she deflected those questions, according to The Guardian.

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