Senate Republicans advanced Erica Schwartz’s nomination to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, paving the way for the administration’s pick to be confirmed by the full Senate. Schwartz , a former chief medical officer of the Coast Guard, served as a deputy U.S. surgeon general during the first Trump administration. The web page previously said that it contained the phrase “vaccines do not cause autism” only to appease Cassidy . He added that the administration is “committed to continuing to work to remove misinformation” from the CDC web page on vaccines and autism, which remains online. He also said that “several actions have been taken” to address decisions relating to vaccines and autism at HHS, including “key personnel changes and better oversight.”