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."
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All communication from federal health agencies will be paused until Feb. 1 while the new Trump-Vance administration catches up.
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Trump Administration Orders a Temporary Freeze on Food and Health Agency Communications
Dr. Dorothy Fink, the acting secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services under President Donald Trump, has instructed the heads of every federal health agency to stop public communication.
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 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,
Atlanta-based CDC and other federal health agencies told to halt all external communications
Employees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were told to halt all public communications Tuesday.
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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 administration tells federal health agencies to pause external communications
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington Post reporter Dan Diamond about the Trump Administration's directive to Department of Health and Human Services agencies to pause all external communications.
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