Dr. Susan Monarez is slated to be sworn in as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, a position that’s been vacant for the past six months.

From vaccines to fluoride, here's what the newly confirmed CDC director Susan Monarez has said about some key health topics.

The AP reported that Monarez became the first CDC director to pass through Senate confirmation under a 2023 law. The CDC has been impacted by staff cuts, resignations of key officials and is mired in controversy over longstanding CDC vaccine policies upended by Kennedy Jr., an antivaccine activist.