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Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC’s first official director in a year

By Sarah Owermohle, Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Senate voted 51-44 on Wednesday to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general and retired US Coast Guard officer, was nominated for the job in Ap...

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