A step toward stability? Atlanta health professionals react to CDC nomination.
The Trump administration’s new pick to lead the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has elicited a mix of confidence and wariness from metro Atlanta health professionals and former agency employees.
President Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post Thursday, described Dr. Erica Schwartz as “incredibly talented.” She holds medical and law degrees, served as Deputy Surgeon General during Trump’s first term and as Chief Medical Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard.
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