Trump's Public Health Gag Order Is Causing Doctors To Panic: Bird Flu, Vaccine Dvmt, Biomed Research...

- Daily Kos, Jan. 26, 2025. (Photo: Anti-science, anti-vaccine RFK Jr. to lead HHS, Dept. of Health & Human Services). - 'Donald Trump's gag order on the country's health agencies has set off panic among public health officials and researchers.' 🥼
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After Trump was sworn in Monday, his administration ordered federal health agencies to cease all public-facing communication, causing public health officials to fear that they won’t be able to inform the public of viral or foodborne illness outbreaks, and that they will lose funding for everything from cancer treatments to vaccine development.

Officials at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration are particularly concerned about the current bird flu outbreak, which has led to a 37% increase in the price of eggs from the same time last year. The bird flu poses a risk to the public, especially if the virus becomes transmissible between humans.

Similarly, doctors, scientists, and drug researchers reported that the government is canceling medical conferences and grant review panels, which could mean that they’ll lose progress on cancer research to vaccine development.

As STAT News reported:

Several meetings of National Institutes of Health study sections, which review applications for fellowships and grants, were canceled without being rescheduled, according to agency notices reviewed by STAT. A Feb. 20-21 meeting of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee, a panel that advises the leadership of the Department of Health and Human Services on vaccine policy, was also canceled. So was a meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria that was scheduled for Jan. 28 & 29...

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