Rest assured, the new CDC director thinks ‘abortion surveillance’ is essential | Arwa Mahdawi
On Wednesday, Dr Erica Schwartz was confirmed by the US Senate as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), making her the first Black woman to hold the position. This is the first time in almost a year that the agency has had a permanent leader; the previous director, Susan Monarez, only lasted 29 days before she was ousted for butting heads with RFK about US vaccine policies. Translation: she was a little too keen on following accepted science for the Trump administration.So is Schwartz an RFK-approved vaccine skeptic who thinks you can cure cancer by praying to trees?
- ▪On Wednesday, Dr Erica Schwartz was confirmed by the US Senate as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), making her the first Black woman to hold the position.
- ▪This is the first time in almost a year that the agency has had a permanent leader; the previous director, Susan Monarez, only lasted 29 days before she was ousted for butting heads with RFK about US vaccine policies.
- ▪Translation: she was a little too keen on following accepted science for the Trump administration.So is Schwartz an RFK-approved vaccine skeptic who thinks you can cure cancer by praying to trees?
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‘Overturning Roe v Wade was just the beginning of the new war on reproductive rights in the US.’ Photograph: Mariam Zuhaib/APView image in fullscreen‘Overturning Roe v Wade was just the beginning of the new war on reproductive rights in the US.’ Photograph: Mariam Zuhaib/APThe Week in PatriarchyTrump administrationRest assured, the new CDC director thinks ‘abortion surveillance’ is essentialArwa MahdawiAn exchange between Dr Erica Schwartz and Senator Josh Hawley during her confirmation hearing is alarmingSat 8 Aug 2026 08.00 EDTShareRobert F Kennedy Jr’s new cooking show isn’t the only big news out of the public health world this week.
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