美国参议院以51票对44票的投票结果确认埃里卡·施瓦茨博士担任疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）主任[1][2]。54岁的施瓦茨拥有医学和法律学位，曾任副卫生局长和美国海岸警卫队高管，成为该机构近一年来首位获得确认的主任[1]。她是特朗普政府在填补高级卫生职位方面的难得胜利[2]。
CDC正面临严峻挑战。该机构已因政治干涉和士气低落而失去3000多名员工，占员工总数的四分之一以上[1]。施瓦茨是特朗普在18个月内第三位CDC主任提名人选[1]。前两位提名人均未顺利就任：前佛罗里达州众议员大卫·韦尔登在2025年3月的确认听证会前被白宫撤回[2]，而第二位提名人苏珊·蒙纳雷斯在任职不到一个月后因疫苗政策分歧被卫生部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪Jr.解雇[2]。参议院卫生、教育、劳动和养老金委员会主席比尔·卡西迪参议员曾质疑施瓦茨是否愿意抵制肯尼迪Jr.提出的科学不支持的命令[1]。
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by a vote of 51 to 44.[1][2] Schwartz, 54 years old, becomes the agency's first confirmed director in nearly a year and its 22nd leader.[1] She holds degrees in medicine and law and has previously served as deputy surgeon general and as an executive with the U.S. Coast Guard.[1]
Schwartz's confirmation marks a rare victory for the Trump administration in filling senior health positions, though the CDC she now leads faces significant institutional challenges.[2] The agency has lost more than 3,000 employees—representing over a quarter of its total workforce—amid concerns about political interference and declining morale.[1] Schwartz is the third CDC director nominee chosen by Trump within 18 months.[1][2] Her two predecessors encountered setbacks: David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, had his confirmation hearing cancelled and was withdrawn by the White House, while Susan Monarez, who was confirmed, was fired by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after less than a month in office due to disagreements over vaccine policy.[2]
During Senate deliberations, Senator Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, questioned whether Schwartz would be willing to resist scientifically unsupported directives from Health Secretary Kennedy.[1]