President Donald Trump has nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

President Donald Trump announced new leadership at the Centers for ​Disease Control and Prevention, saying that he was nominating former Deputy Surgeon General Erica Schwartz.

The president also names three others to help lead the agency

President Trump announced Thursday that he's nominating Dr. Erica Schwartz to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Schwartz served as Mr. Trump's deputy Surgeon General during his first term and as a Coast Guard rear admiral.

Erica Schwartz, who served during Trump's first term, was directly involved in the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Erica Schwartz has been nominated as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), President Donald Trump announced on Thursday. Trump’s decision to name Schwartz as the next CDC director comes after a year of upheaval at the nation’s top public health agency,

President Donald Trump is nominating a former Coast Guard officer and public health official to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

HHS recommended Dr. Erica Schwartz, a deputy U.S. surgeon general during Trump’s first term, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sources say.