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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Nominee to be Director, Nominee for Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Senate confirms CDC director; Alaska's vaccine question stays open
Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz as CDC director 51-44, with Murkowski and Sullivan voting yes, ending a nearly year-long vacancy while vaccine policy remains uncertain.
The CDC director vote is waiting on Lisa Murkowski
The Senate health committee couldn't vote on the next CDC director Thursday — Lisa Murkowski was out on a family emergency, and without her the votes weren't there.
