A vote on April 16 will cover recommendations for three vaccines, including for respiratory syncytial virus and chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease.

The heads of five different offices, among other CDC officials, resigned following the nomination of Susan Monarez for director.

former Florida Congressman David Weldon, was withdrawn, in part over his anti-vaccine views. Monarez, in contrast, is a respected scientist who endorses vaccines and has robust research experience.

The Atlanta-based CDC has two dozen centers and offices ... The Trump administration earlier this month withdrew its nomination of former Florida congressman Dr. David Weldon just before a Senate ...

A White House official confirms that President Donald Trump will nominate Susan Monarez, the acting director of the U.S.

President Donald Trump has named Susan Monarez as his nominee for the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calling the candidate "a dedicated public servant.

President Trump will nominate Susan Monarez, PhD, the acting director of the CDC, to lead the agency, a White House official confirmed Monday. Trump abruptly withdrew the nomination of his first pick, ...

The White House is nominating Dr. Susan Monarez, the current acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to lead the agency, President Donald Trump said Monday.

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But he has some prominent supporters. Dr. David Weldon said Thursday, a week after his own nomination was pulled, that Ladapo should be at the top of President Trump's list to lead the CDC. Weldon's ...

The president's pick will be the first CDC director to undergo the Senate confirmation process after a change passed by Congress in 2022 . Any nominee will face tough questions over a range of health ...