The memo says staff should coordinate with presidential appointees before issuing official communications to public officials.

W ith respiratory-disease season in full swing and a bird flu outbreak rapidly evolving, the new Trump Administration has ordered federal health agencies to secure White House approval before communicating with the public.

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 Trump Administration has frozen many federal health agencies’ communications with the public until at least the end of the month.

The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month

Trump told TIME in April he would close the White House's pandemic preparedness office. It's losing most of its staff during the transition, according to Biden officials.

President Trump on Tuesday ordered key federal health agencies to pause all external communications, multiple outlets reported and Axios confirmed. Why it matters: The health agencies' website updates,

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Rescinded job offers, delayed health updates and confusion over cutting government checks have upended business as usual across Washington.

The Trump administration’s freeze on communications from U.S. health agencies is leading to another disruption: the abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings. The move covers a swath of health conditions,

As of Jan. 22, the incoming Trump administration has frozen most communications routinely posted by the Department of Health and Human Services, effective until at least Feb. 1. There has been no fully public announcement but various media outlets have obtained the text of the order and are sharing its contents.