Trump to Nominate Schwartz to Lead CDC, Signaling Return to Traditional Public Health Approach

(Central News Agency, Washington, April 16, comprehensive foreign report) U.S. President Trump announced today that he will nominate Erica Schwartz, who served as Deputy Surgeon General during the pandemic, to be the director of the "U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention" (CDC), an agency that has faced multiple leadership changes recently.

Reuters reported that Schwartz participated in the federal government's fight against COVID-19 (2019 coronavirus disease) during Trump's first term, helping to coordinate national pandemic preparedness and public health measures.

For the controversial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Schwartz is seen as a traditional choice. The White House is trying to shift its policy focus to more popular issues such as lowering drug prices and food safety, rather than Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial vaccine policies.

This move by the Republican Party is also in preparation for the difficult situation faced in the November midterm elections. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. largely avoided questions related to vaccines at a congressional hearing today.

If Schwartz is approved, she will lead the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency responsible for monitoring and addressing domestic and international public health threats. The director traditionally has the final say on U.S. vaccine policy.

Schwartz will report to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has long questioned vaccine safety and whose stance on vaccines deviates from established scientific consensus.

Trump dismissed former CDC Director Susan Monarez in August last year because she opposed Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s planned adjustments to vaccine policy.

Schwartz has no clear public stance on vaccines, but she has been praised by some former public health officials who criticized Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine policies.

Polls show that most voters do not support Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s approach to reforming childhood vaccination schedules.

Sources indicate that after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed several controversial political figures, eroding public trust in vaccines, the White House sought a more traditional candidate for relevant key positions. (Compiler: Qu Xiangping) 1150417

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