A new team could mark a shift away from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s unpopular vaccine agenda ahead of the midterms.

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

US President Donald Trump has named Erica Schwartz to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A Coast Guard rear admiral, Schwartz served as Trump's deputy surgeon general during his first administration.

The president named Dr. Erica Schwartz on Thursday to run the embattled agency, which has been without a permanent director since Dr. Susan Monarez’s ouster in August.

El presidente Donald Trump nominó el jueves a Erica Schwartz, exsubdirectora general de Salud Pública, para ser la próxima directora de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades.

President Donald Trump has named Erica Schwartz to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), he announced on social media. A Coast Guard rear admiral, Schwartz served as Trump's deputy surgeon general in his first administration.

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