NEW: Senate Confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as Next CDC Director

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as the next CDC Director in a party-line vote.

NEW: Dr. Erica Schwartz has been confirmed as the next CDC director in a party-line Senate vote, taking over as a Cyclospora outbreak linked to contaminated lettuce spreads across the U.S.

Schwartz is the latest person to lead the CDC during President Donald Trump's second term,… pic.twitter.com/TmydDJqiNS

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President Trump in April announced new leadership for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The President nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz as the new CDC Director, Sean...