The Trump administration has imposed a freeze on public communications from numerous federal health agencies, including the CDC and FDA, until at least February 1st. Acting HHS Secretary Dorothy Fink issued a memo ordering a pause on regulations, guidance, announcements, press releases, social media posts, and website content, requiring approval from a political appointee before release. The freeze also impacts publications in the Federal Register and the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
MIKE STOBBE and JONEL ALECCIAPresident Donald Trump's new administration has frozen many health agency reports and posts, including those from the CDC and FDA .The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month.
The pause also applies to anything intended to be published in the Federal Register, where the executive branch communicates rules and regulations, and the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientific publication. HHS officials did not respond to requests for comment. Four federal health officials speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the issue confirmed the communication pause to the AP.A former HHS official said Wednesday that it's not unusual for incoming administrations to pause agency communications for review.
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