Trump’s Ideological corruption of science: Political appointees censor formerly independent CDC report documenting soaring bird flu cases

Alexander Tin | CBS News | February 10, 2025

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Trump administration political appointees have taken steps in recent weeks to exert unprecedented influence over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s flagship medical research publication, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, multiple federal health officials tell CBS News. The interference included dictating what to cover and withholding studies on the growing bird flu outbreak.

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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