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Trump picks new CDC nominee, acting director Susan Monarez

President Donald Trump will nominate Dr. Susan Monarez as the new director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, confirmed by a White House official.
Trump previously withdrew the nomination of David Weldon due to insufficient votes for confirmation.
Monarez has served as the acting director of the CDC since January 2025, coming from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.
The CDC, based in Atlanta, was created nearly 80 years ago to prevent malaria and now has a $9.2 billion core budget.

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