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Over the course of 12 months, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has seen a traumatic shooting, abrupt leadership changes and a shattering of its image as a globally respected public health agency. So by the time the Trump administration started looking for a new director, there was one requirement that topped the search criteria. “We just need someone who’s not crazy,” a White House official told CNN. It took months, but Trump officials finally  think  they’ve found the right candidate. The choice of Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general and retired US Coast Guard officer, to run the CDC is aimed at bringing stability to the agency after a year of near-constant upheaval that has decimated morale and deeply shaken Americans’ faith in the administration’s health agenda, senior health officials and others familiar with the matter said. Read more: https://cnn.it/4mBTsX6