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CDC Trust Halves to 50% Amid Senate Nominee Defense

7/15/2026

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Schwartz Defends Science

Public confidence in the CDC plunged, with trust slipping to just 50% in June, according to the Senate hearing.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee heard former deputy surgeon general Erica Schwartz’s CDC nominee hearing.
Schwartz pledged never betray science, resist pressure from Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and deny autism link.
She affirmed vaccines do not cause autism after Senator Bernie Sanders questioned CDC website claims.

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Cassidy Grills Schwartz

Senate health committee chair Senator Bill Cassidy grilled Trump nominee Erica Schwartz on public vaccine policy during her confirmation hearing.
Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump's nominee for CDC director, is undergoing Senate confirmation to lead the agency.
The CDC faces the worst U.S. measles resurgence in three decades across the nation.
It also contends with a large Ebola outbreak in Central Africa.

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Schwartz Defends Science

Public confidence in the CDC plunged, with trust slipping to just 50% in June, according to the Senate hearing.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee heard former deputy surgeon general Erica Schwartz’s CDC nominee hearing.
Schwartz pledged never betray science, resist pressure from Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and deny autism link.
She affirmed vaccines do not cause autism after Senator Bernie Sanders questioned CDC website claims.

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