US Senate confirms Schwartz as CDC director

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the U.S. CDC, handing the Trump administration a rare win after repeated failed attempts to fill top health posts.

Schwartz, U.S. President Donald Trump's third pick to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will be the first permanent CDC director since Susan Monarez, Trump's second pick, was fired by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last year after less than a month over a clash on vaccine policy.