Erica Schwartz

That's sort of the big ask and what really drove us to write this letter.

You know, we mentioned the fact that Erica Schwartz was made head of CDC.

And during her confirmation hearing, she stated that mRNA was safe and effective.

We still have an ongoing PrEP Act that doesn't expire till 2029, which means that no one can hold anybody accountable for what happened during the pandemic.

You ask everybody.

So what were some of these objections as to why certain people within the movement weren't signing their names?

One person didn't like us calling out Erica Schwartz, said that we need to give her a chance because she did, and to her credit, I guess the new mRNA flu shot did not go on the CDC recommended list.

But in my opinion, it shouldn't even be on the market.

Given that, I mean, do you trust Kennedy to oversee the CDC's handling of this outbreak?

Well, Erica Schwartz, the CDC director, assures me that she is the one making the decisions.

She reports to Kennedy.

Yes, I would not trust him.

The directive represents a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act by the Trump administration.

Former fish and wildlife director and current president of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Dan Ash, said the move cuts against the entire history of the act and creates a huge loophole as it completely relieves people of any responsibility for their actions, even where the consequences are easily predicted.

Matthew Brown reports for AP News.

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New York's Department of Investigation yesterday suggested that former Mayor Eric Adams' administration secured inflated New York Police Department pensions that should be lowered.

The report revolves around the use of so-called 821 waivers under Adams' administration, which allow NYPD employees to be on loan to other agencies, including the mayor's office, so they can maintain a police title that comes with pension benefits while working in another capacity.

The Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Deborah Bogan, on Wednesday, requested emergency support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, Erica Schwartz, amid one of the country's largest measles outbreaks, according to a document reviewed by Reuters yesterday.

The request comes on the condition that the federal agency recognize four measles-associated deaths, reported by the state.

They say they want to be briefed on this by September 28th.

And the Hill article about this noted that the new head of the CDC, her name is Erica Schwartz, she has not publicly discussed her reasoning for excluding a state's own reporting on measles deaths.

And that's like a big departure from how the agency usually operates.

And one more update related to all of this.

But the CDC counts zero measles deaths in 2026.

Director Erica Schwartz decided the Pennsylvania deaths don't qualify.

Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro called them tragedies and turned down help from Bob Kennedy, saying his rhetoric hurts people.

A disease we eliminated in 2000 is killing Americans again.