President Donald Trump’s latest nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on July 15 that she will not “betray the science” when asked about how she would handle potential disagreements with administration officials on vaccines.
“You can be CDC director and just take orders. We need a CDC director that will actually stand up to crazy, stupid things that are being said, that undermine faith in immunization,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, told Dr. Erica Schwartz, the nominee, during a hearing in Washington.
“You have my assurances that I will continue to lead by my integrity,” Schwartz said. “I will never compromise on the science. I will always, always have the public’s health in mind.”…