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cidrap.umn.edu > public-health > senate-confirms-erica-schwartz-cdc-director

Senate confirms Erica Schwartz as CDC director

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (697+ words) HHS / Wikimedia Commons The US Senate today voted to confirm Erica Schwarz, MD, MPH, JD, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The vote was 51 to 44 in favor of confirming Schwartz, who spent 24 years in the…...

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cidrap.umn.edu > public-health > nominees-lead-cdc-pandemic-preparedness-office-move-forward-senate-committee-vote

Nominees to lead CDC, pandemic preparedness office move forward in Senate committee vote

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (783+ words) The Senate health committee today approved President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR). The approval of Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, JD, to lead the…...

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cidrap.umn.edu > public-health > senate-committee-grills-cdc-director-nominee-erica-schwartz

Senate committee grills CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1470+ words) Nearly one year after the firing of the last confirmed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), senators on Capitol Hill grilled President Donald Trump’s new nominee about how she would respond to pressure from the administration, particularly…...

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cidrap.umn.edu > public-health > state-us-vaccine-policy-apr-2-2026

The State of US Vaccine Policy — Apr 2, 2026

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (844+ words) Welcome to The State of U.S. Vaccine Policy, our biweekly series in partnership with CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota. Two weeks ago, we came to you with a Special Edition celebrating the March 16th court ruling as a genuine win for…...

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cidrap.umn.edu > covid-19 > local-political-climate-tied-covid-vaccine-uptake

Local political climate tied to COVID vaccine uptake

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (507+ words) The political climate where people live may matter as much as what they believe politically when it comes to COVID-19 vaccination, according to a study published this week in PLOS One. Researchers from Colgate University and Syracuse University found that…...

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cidrap.umn.edu > childhood-vaccines > nearly-80-year-old-law-could-hamper-rfk-jr-s-drive-remake-vaccine-schedule

The nearly 80-year-old law that could hamper RFK Jr.’s drive to remake vaccine schedule

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1073+ words) Gage Skidmore / Flickr cc As the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has broad powers to shape federal vaccine policy. In June, he fired all 17 members of an influential panel on immunization policy,…...

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cidrap.umn.edu > avian-influenza-bird-flu > quick-takes-avian-flu-wisconsin-poultry-plague-new-mexico-new-uk-mrna

Quick takes: Avian flu in Wisconsin poultry, plague in New Mexico, new UK mRNA vaccine plant

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1201+ words) The latest Quinnipiac University poll finds only one third (33%) of surveyed US adults approve of the job US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing and that 67% support school-based vaccine requirements. Kennedy's approval has dropped from…...

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cidrap.umn.edu > public-health > fired-cdc-director-describes-pressure-kennedy-over-vaccines

Fired CDC director describes pressure from Kennedy over vaccines

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1251+ words) Two former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials told Senate lawmakers today that agency has been politicized, and its career scientists sidelined, under Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In a hearing before the Senate HELP…...