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CDC Banned From Making Crucial Health Alerts Ahead of RFK Jr. Takeover

All external communications, including health advisories, are on indefinite hold until Trump’s nominee gets Senate confirmation.

President Donald Trump has decided to put all federal health agencies on hold until his Department of Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets his confirmation hearing. The Washington Post reported that dozens of current staffers have been instructed to halt all external communications, including health advisories, social media posts, publishing of scientific reports and website updates until RFK Jr. takes over. Federal officials shared that the pause order would stop the flow of health data information from agencies as the Trump administration looks to remake departments to fit its policy views. One federal official who spoke to the paper slammed the administration as “disorganized” and not ready for the transition. RFK Jr.’s history of peddling outlandish health theories has divided several senators in Trump’s corner as he looks to push his confirmation through. So far, the political scion has not secured a confirmation date hearing as details of how he has cashed in on his conspiracy theories have come to light. A Daily Beast report found that RFK Jr. pocketed $1.2 million thanks to his anti-vaccine nonprofit.