Diseases Are Spreading. The CDC Isn't Warning the Public Like It Was Months Ago

Serious Diseases Are Spreading Throughout US. Where Is The CDC?

The CDC previously had effective ways to reach the public, including newsletters and social media. Millions of Americans knew what was happening and were informed about how to get screened for chronic illnesses, like cancers. Since Trump's inauguration, all of that has changed, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has gone silent. NPR reports: Cases of measles, salmonella, listeria and hepatitis A and C have spread throughout the c…

CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service protects public health in U.S., overseas

Among the many federal government programs whose future has been questioned is a small but storied group within the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called the Epidemic Intelligence Service — also known as the CDC’s disease detectives. As of May 7, the incoming cohort of fellows has been granted an exemption from the administration’s hiring freeze and approved, saving the program this year.The Epidemic Intelligence Service is a dy…

DOGE cuts locked CDC out of social media accounts: 'All people with passwords were fired'

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has virtually stopped communicating urgent health information to the public due to cuts imposed by the Trump administration.Newsletters, health alerts and social media accounts have largely gone silent since president Donald Trump returned to office in January, but health emergencies – including measles, salmonella, listeria and hepatitis A and C outbreaks – have not paused, and current and for…

Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn’t warning the public like it was months ago

Some of the CDC’s main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

CDC Communication Channels Go Silent, Raising Health Risk Concerns

Communication from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the U.S. public has quieted to an unprecedented level, with experts warning that the ongoing silence could threaten the health of Americans. Since the beginning of the Trump administration in January, many of the CDC’s regular public communication platforms — including newsletters, health alerts, and social media channels — have dramatically reduced activity or gone silen…