Global Politics Report Editorial
Cassidy: new CDC director Schwartz ‘will do the right thing’ on vaccine order
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said he has confidence that new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Erica Schwartz will stand up for science and won’t enforce President Trump’s executive order calling for major changes to the childhood vaccine schedule. “I anticipate Erica Schwartz will do the right thing,” Cassidy, chair of the Senate Committee…
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Source: The Hill
Politics desk: Congress
Published: Aug. 13, 2026 at 03:52 PM ET
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