President nominates surprisingly qualified candidate as CDC chief

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{{ The President even complimented her "“knowledge, experience, and TOP degrees” which he said in his post would “restore the GOLD STANDARD OF SCIENCE at the CDC.” }}

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5787959/erica-schwartz-cdc-leadership-nomination

I’m hopeful that the vetting she received rising through the ranks to Rear Admiral in the Coast Guard did some good. But then, Rear Admiral Dr. Ronny Jackson got busted down a rank for his incompetence in 2022.

https://www.dodig.mil/reports.html/Article/2522300/report-of-investigation-rear-admiral-lower-half-ronny-lynn-jackson-md-us-navy-r/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20report%20from%20the%20Department,misconduct%20*%20Misused%20Ambien%20for%20personal%20use

Dr. Jackson currently serves the people of a Houston suburb as their Member of Congress.

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It may not matter. From your link:

Administration officials have struggled to find a nominee who can get through Senate confirmation without alienating Kennedy’s base, which has constituents with strong concerns about approved vaccines.

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In a video posted earlier this month celebrating National Public Health Week, Schwartz describes her credentials: “When I was a military physician, my job was all about readiness. It was all about public health: prevention, vaccines, early detection. If we get that right, we change lives before illness ever begins,” she says.

Probably still confirmed if she backtracks even a little bit on vaccines.

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Seems like they have thosee “strong concerns” until the germs hit the fan, then they rush to the doctors’ office to get a vaccine. Weird, that.

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Shaking my head

The arrogance of risking your own childs life out of ignorance.

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Uh oh, she might be done now:

Seems like they may not want to admit the U.S. Measles elimination status is is gone until after midterm elections," Saphier wrote on March 3.

In a post from last year, Saphier reacted to Trump warning pregnant women not to take Tylenol over the unconfirmed potential link to autism, writing, “As a mom of 3 kids, I don’t love a man telling me to ‘tough it out’ when it comes to pregnancy.”

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“The Musk-Trump spat is like watching two billionaires throw sand in a sandbox—petty, loud, & obnoxious. Bravo’s Andy Cohen is probably salivating, knowing his entire net worth thrives on grown adults acting like toddlers in a tiara fight,” Saphier wrote in June 2025.

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