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Trump Era Policies Disrupt CDC's 60-Year Reporting Tradition

2/4/2025

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The Trump administration's policies have shaken the foundations of the US public health system, leading to a historic pause in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for the first time in six decades. With vital resources stripped away and a tuberculosis crisis in Kansas City going unreported, health experts are alarmed by the potential consequences for public safety.

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The Trump administration's policies have shaken the foundations of the US public health system, leading to a historic pause in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for the first time in six decades. With vital resources stripped away and a tuberculosis crisis in Kansas City going unreported, health experts are alarmed by the potential consequences for public safety.