CDC orders pullback of new scientific papers involving its researchers, source says

Source: Reuters

CDC orders pullback of new scientific papers involving its researchers, source says

By Julie Steenhuysen and Nancy Lapid
February 2, 2025 3:51 PM EST Updated 7 hours ago

• CDC orders pull back to comply with Trump executive orders
• Agency directive to divisions comes after initial guidance to review communications
• Editors of scientific journals question the legality of the move

Feb 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking to withdraw all papers involving its researchers that are being considered for publication by external scientific journals to allow for a review by the Trump administration, a federal official told Reuters.

The sweeping order came in an email from the CDC's chief science officer on Friday addressed to all division heads at the agency, the official, who has seen the email, told Reuters. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

The review is aimed at removing language to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order saying the federal government will only recognize two sexes, male and female. Officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services did not respond to a request for comment.

The withdrawal order, first reported by the Inside Medicine Substack, goes beyond an initial directive on Jan. 21 that federal health agencies pause their own public communications to allow for a review of those materials by Trump appointees.

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