Federal health agencies were ordered to pause all communications this week, but these Washington health organizations are still running.

In a surprise decision focused on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, public health officials have been told to stop working with the

Flu activity remains high and is increasing in most areas of the country, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly influenza reports. The CDC classifies 14 states as having “very high” flu activity levels,

The Associated Press viewed a copy of Nkengasong's memo, which said the stop-work policy applied to “all CDC staff engaging with WHO through technical working groups, coordinating centers ...

The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States.

Trump has frozen all travel and communications at the Department of Health and Human Services, including the CDC and the National Institutes of Health

President Trump has picked former Congressman David Weldon to serve as his CDC director. Previous directors have been able to start soon after they were picked. But under a law passed by Congress in 2022, Weldon will need to be confirmed by the Senate before starting in the position.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released some new flu data to the public on Friday, despite the Trump administration’s halt of nearly all scientific communication coming from federal health agencies.

The communications pause, first reported by the Washington Post, has extended to advisory boards ... according to a notice. In a statement, a CDC spokesperson said HHS issued a pause on mass communications and public appearances "not directly related ...

The Trump administration told federal public health agencies like the CDC that they are not to communicate health messages for now. The hold includes memos, reports, online posts, website updates and other forms of communication. Scientific meetings were also canceled for the time being, including of advisory panels.

An employee at the CDC spoke with Gizmodo about the changes, which they described as “creepy” and “unprecedented,” even compared to Trump’s first term from 2017-2021. The employee, who wished to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to speak with the media, said there was now an “aggressive tone behind everything.”

With little fanfare, the Biden administration stacked a critical committee that helps set U.S. vaccination policy with new members before leaving office.