Lisa Jarvis, Columnist

Trump’s CDC Pick Looks Solid. The Real Risk Is RFK Jr

April 17, 2026 at 3:04 PM UTC

Lisa Jarvis is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering biotech, health care and the pharmaceutical industry. Previously, she was executive editor of Chemical & Engineering News.

A promisingly conventional choice. — A promisingly conventional choice.
Source: Department of Health and Human Services

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President Donald Trump has wisely sidestepped controversy by choosing former deputy surgeon general Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Schwartz seems like a good pick. A physician who spent most of her career in public service, she has the management and public health chops to lead an agency responsible for securing Americans’ health.