{"aiVersion":"1","content":{"id":"cms88ndkv0004ld3df9qqkeso","slug":"a-new-cdc-nominee-moves-forward-what-learners-shou-20260731","title":"A New CDC Nominee Moves Forward: What Learners Should Know","level":"EASY","publishedAt":"2026-07-31T01:02:52.349Z"},"topic":{"slug":"a-new-cdc-nominee-moves-forward-what-learners-shou-20260731","category":"health"},"article":{"paragraphs":["Erica Schwartz is the nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Senate health committee advanced her nomination to the full Senate on July 30, 2026, and the full Senate will vote soon. Lawmakers asked whether she will resist political pressure from the health secretary.","She was nominated on April 16, 2026. She served as deputy surgeon general and in medical roles in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. She supports childhood vaccines and has said she will follow scientific evidence. Public health groups want clearer written promises about scientific independence. The nomination is moving quickly."],"wordCount":101,"readTime":2},"vocabulary":[{"word":"nominee","example":"Erica Schwartz is the nominee for CDC director.","phonetic":"/ˈnɒm.ɪ.ni/","definition":"a person chosen for a job or office"},{"word":"committee","example":"The Senate health committee advanced the nomination.","phonetic":"/kəˈmɪt.i/","definition":"a small group chosen to make decisions or reports"},{"word":"vaccine","example":"She supports childhood vaccines.","phonetic":"/vækˈsiːn/","definition":"a medicine that helps protect people from disease"}],"quiz":[{"answer":"Erica Schwartz","question":"Who is the nominee?"},{"answer":"July 30, 2026","question":"When did the Senate committee advance her nomination?"},{"answer":"deputy surgeon general","question":"What job did she serve as before (title)?"}],"discussion":[{"question":"Do you trust health experts who work with the government? Why or why not?"},{"question":"Have you ever had a vaccination for an adult disease? What happened?"},{"question":"What do you think when you hear that a health agency has many staff changes?"}]}