Dr. Erica Schwartz faces questions about vaccines at CDC director confirmation hearing
Source: ABC News
July 15, 2026, 12:45 PM
Dr. Erica Schwartz faced questions from Democratic senators on vaccines and running agencies independently during her confirmation hearing to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday.
Ranking Member Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., asked Schwartz if she would remove a webpage updated last November on the CDC's website on autism and vaccines. The webpage states that a link between the two has been ignored despite many studies finding no such link.
Schwartz said she accepted there is "overwhelming evidence" vaccines don't cause autism, but did not commit to removing the webpage.
"Senator, I have been in situations where I have had to go to my superiors in the military to have conversations, very difficult conversations about things that may have been concerning to the troops or to the military personnel, and I will do the same with [Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]," she replied.
Read more: https://abcnews.com/Health/dr-erica-schwartz-senate-committee-confirmation-hearing-cdc/story?id=134740574
This is going on at the same time as the Blanche hearing so obviously Blanche is getting more attention. She seemed to get a better bipartisan reaction to her nomination in contrast to the million unqualified loons previously nominated.
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