Senate committee questions CDC pick on political interference over vaccines

CDC Director nominee Erica Schwartz testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate HELP Committee on July 15, 2026 (Mariam Zuhaib/AP Images) July 15, 2026 02:46 PM EDTUpdated 03:08 PM FDA+ Sen­ate com­mit­tee ques­tions CDC pick on po­lit­i­cal in­ter­fer­ence over vac­cines Nicole DeFeudis Senior Reporter Law­mak­ers in the Sen­ate pressed the Trump ad­min­is­tra­tion’s nom­i­nee for CDC di­rec­tor on whether she will cave to po­lit­i­cal pres­sure dur­ing a con­fir­ma­tion hear­ing on … Sign up to read this article for free. Get free access to a limited number of articles, plus choose newsletters to get straight to your inbox. SIGN UP LOG IN BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER