# US Senate Confirms CDC Head a Year After RFK Jr. Fired Prior One

https://mins.news/en/item/14477

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-05 20:00 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-05/us-senate-confirms-cdc-head-a-year-after-rfk-jr-fired-prior-one?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a73965d69018900011c2632

> The US Senate approved the Trump administration’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday. The confirmation gives the public health agency its first permanent director in nearly a year. It follows RFK Jr.’s firing of the previous director one year earlier.

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