HHS official halts CDC reports and health communications

Federal health agencies told to halt all external communications
In a memo obtained by NPR, acting health secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from 'a presidential appointee.'
Trump Appointees Must Temporarily Approve Federal Health Communications
W ith respiratory-disease season in full swing and a bird flu outbreak rapidly evolving, the new Trump Administration has ordered federal health agencies to secure White House approval before communicating with the public.
HHS official halts CDC reports and health communications for Trump team review
Federal health officials have been instructed to temporarily stop any “external communications” to the public, according to two officials with knowledge of the situation.
Trump Officials Ask US Health Agencies to Pause External Communications, Washington Post Reports
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts,
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
Trump administration directs federal health agencies to pause communications
Amid a deluge of executive actions, the Trump administration has directed federal health agencies to pause external communications, such as regular scientific reports, updates to websites and health advisories,
Trump administration tells health agencies to suspend all public communications
President Donald Trump’s administration has directed all federal health agencies to pause external communications, including health advisories and reports. Staff at agencies inside the Department of Health and Human Services,
Trump administration freezes many health agency reports and posts, including those from CDC, 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.
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