Trump's New CDC Picks: A Reset for Science Standards

0:00It's April 17. This is Anchorage News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with the story. President Trump just dropped a big nomination for CDC director Erica Schwartz, a medical doctor who served in his first administration as deputy, surgeon general, and rear admiral in the Coast Guard. She steps in after the last pick, Susan Monarez, got the boot after just 29 days on the job back in July, confirmed by Senate on party lines. Monarez testified she was fired by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over disagreements on childhood vaccines and staff firings, sparking a real rift at the agency. Trump's hyping Schwartz is a star, along with new picks like Sean Slovensky for deputy director and chief operating officer, Dr. Jennifer Schoford, as deputy director and chief medical officer, and Dr. Sarah Brenner as senior counselor to Kennedy. These moves aim to reset the CDC's science standards after what Trump calls a mandate

1:00mess, especially as the vaccine committee recently pulled the COVID recommendation for kids.