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Trump Taps Texas’ Top Public Health Official as CDC Chief Medical Officer

Shuford’s appointment adds a public health leader with vaccine support and outbreak experience as Trump seeks to reshape the CDC, officials said.

Summary by Denton Record-Chronicle
Dr. Jennifer Shuford, head of Texas’ public health agency, has been tapped to serve as chief medical officer at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Texas Doctor Who Led Measles Response Joins CDC Under RFK Jr.

Jennifer Shuford joins leadership as agency grapples with internal departures and shifting vaccine guidance.

·Sacramento, United States
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Denton Record-ChronicleDenton Record-Chronicle
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Trump taps Texas’ top public health official as CDC chief medical officer

Dr. Jennifer Shuford, head of Texas’ public health agency, has been tapped to serve as chief medical officer at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

·Denton, United States
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Texas public health leader Jennifer Shuford tapped at CDC

Jennifer Shuford, an infectious disease physician who oversaw the country’s largest measles outbreak in 30 years, is among a slate of CDC nominations with no apparent ties to the anti-vaccine movement.

·Austin, United States
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The Texas Tribune broke the news in Austin, United States on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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