The Trump administration’s moves to control the research published by the agency ends a decades-long streak of independence for the journal, known as the MMWR.
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Efforts by Trump officials to control the publication have stalled the release of three studies about bird flu for weeks, as the virus continues spreading through wild birds, poultry farms and cows around the country.
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Trump officials at HHS, and acting CDC Director Susan Monarez, refused repeated requests by career health officials to publish the completed research, officials say.
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