Trump admin. is muffling CDC’s flagship health journal, report finds

The report suggests that the Trump administration is exerting significant control over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) flagship health journal, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). According to the article, the MMWR is publishing far fewer reports compared to previous years, and the administration is reportedly requiring studies to be approved by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent anti-vaccine activist, before publication. The article cites anonymous sources who claim that the administration is attempting to muzzle the CDC's scientific output, potentially to align with its own political agenda. The report raises concerns about the independent and objective nature of the MMWR, which has historically been a trusted source of public health information. The article notes that the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services have not provided a direct response to the allegations, leaving the extent and nature of the administration's involvement in the MMWR's operations unclear.