Trump cuts communication from health agencies despite growing bird flu threat
Rachel Maddow reports on the damage aleady being done by the bird flu outbreak and how Donald Trump's freeze on communication from health agencies threatens efforts to contain the disease.
Trump Administration Halts All Communications From The Centers For Disease Control As Bird Flu Spreads
As the bird flu virus continues to spread through the United States among poultry, dairy cows and several recent human cases among poultry workers, on Tuesday the Trump administration ordered all communications from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop.
US health agencies cancel external meetings, travel after Trump admin directives
U.S. health agencies including the CDC this week canceled meetings with external groups, paused some public health publications and told employees to freeze travel after directives from the Department of Health and Human Services,
Health researchers alarmed as Trump administration pauses travel, communications
The halt has frozen research grants, meetings and key health updates. “Everything is basically in chaos,” said one cancer researcher.
Trump administration pauses communication from CDC, other health agencies
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has paused public communications until Feb. 1 as Trump appointees take control of health agencies.
Trump mutes CDC, other public health communications temporarily
The new administration has reportedly asked federal health agencies to stop all external communications pending a review.
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Under Trump, we could be flying blind when it comes to bird flu, other infectious diseases
President Trump announced he's pulling the U.S. from the WHO. Now researchers are scrambling to understand what that means for the H5N1 bird flu pandemic.
Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials
Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.
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Trump and Biden officials begin talks on bird flu crisis
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Bird flu almost killed this teen. It’s a cautionary tale for Trump officials.
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Trump Agriculture pick Brooke Rollins vows to protect farmers, ranchers
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Public health experts worry about implications of Trump withdrawing US from WHO: 'An enormous mistake'
Public health experts say there could be massive implications after President Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the ...
World Health Organization already cutting back on hiring, travel as Trump withdrawal set to hit funding
World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit ...