The Washington Post first broke news of Trumps sweeping directivelate Tuesday evening.
Staff at these agencies have been reportedly ordered to cease external communication for the time being.
Gizmodo reached out to the HHS for comment but did not hear back by the time of publication.
An exterior view of the David J. Sencer CDC Museum at the Edward R. Roybal campus, the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.© hapabapa via Getty
A blanket suspension of external communication from health agencies is unusual and potentially harmful, Kuppalli told Gizmodo.
Trust in institutions like the CDC is built on transparency and reliability.
And thats likely to bode very badly for the rest of us.
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