Trump Team Eyes Erica Schwartz for CDC Lead

0:00The Trump team is considering Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She served as Deputy U.S. Surgeon General during his first term, helping coordinate the federal response to COVID-19 and overseeing National. Public Health efforts. Earlier this week, reports surfaced about other key picks to back her up if she takes the job. Sean Slavinsky, a former Walmart executive, is lined up as Chief Operating Officer. Jennifer Schuford, Texas's Health Commissioner and an infectious disease expert, would handle a senior medical role, while Sarah Brenner from the Food and Drug Administration shifts over to Schwartz brings serious credentials, with a medical degree from Brown University and a law degree from the University of Maryland. She spent over 20 years in uniform, starting in the Navy, then the Public Health Service, and rising to rear admiral in the Coast Guard as there. Chief Medical Officer, recent shakeups at the CDC saw acting director Susan Monares, replaced by HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill, who stepped aside in February for J.

1:04Badacharya, now heading the National Institutes of Health. This move signals a big pivot for Public Health leadership as the administration shapes up, and we'll keep watching how it plays out. That's your California News Today update, AI powered and always on.