She was formally nominated in March after President Donald Trump withdrew his initial pick, former Rep. David Weldon.

Senators voted along party lines Wednesday to advance the nomination of Susan Monarez, PhD, to be the next CDC director.

The Senate health committee voted to confirm Trump's CDC nominee, Susan Monarez. All 12 Republicans voted for her, but no Democrats joined.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for director of the CDC was pulled into political contention over U.S. vaccine policy on Wednesday, describing the medications as "life-saving" and telling a ...

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Monarez would be the first CDC director to require Senate confirmation following amendments to the Public Health Service Act, and if confirmed, would be the first director without a medical degree ...

In the first CDC all-staff meeting since layoffs began, interim leadership briefs staffers on ACIP overhaul, timeline for Susan Monarez to become director.

Trump’s pick for CDC director: 10 things to know President-elect Donald Trump has nominated David Weldon, MD, who has been a medical doctor for 40 years and an Army veteran, as the director pick for ...

The CDC leadership will have broad influence over core functions of the agency, such as setting the nation's vaccine guidance and deciding what data the agency collects, and if and how it is shared.