Acting CDC director Susan Monarez is new nominee to lead agency

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By SEUNG MIN KIM and AMANDA SEITZ, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will nominate Dr. Susan Monarez, the acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to the job, a White House official confirmed Monday.

Trump abruptly withdrew the nomination of his first pick, David Weldon, earlier this month.

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