WASHINGTON D.C. - The Senate confirmed Susan Monarez to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as reported by the Associated Press. Monarez, 50, was named acting director in January and then nominated in March after Trump abruptly withdrew his first choice, David Weldon.

Susan Monarez is becoming the next director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Senate confirmed her on Tuesday in a 51-47 vote.

After months with an appointed caretaker, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finally has an official director. Dr. Susan Monarez, who became the agency’s acting director in March after anti-vaccine skepticism tanked President Donald Trump’s original nominee for the post,