Trump administration tells health agencies to suspend all public communications– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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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, including officials at the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Institutes of Health, received the order Tuesday, according to the Washington Post. The guidance given by the Trump administration was not clear on whether the directive would affect more urgent communications, such as foodborne disease outbreaks, drug approvals, and new bird flu cases.
“A temporary pause in the flow of health information should not be cause for concern,” Dr. Brian Castrucci, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, a nonprofit organization that studies and seeks to support the nation’s public health workforce, told CNN.
“The question is how extensively is that pause enforced? If there is something that requires immediate action, it needs to be communicated because lapsed time means lost lives,” Castrucci added.