Trump has frozen all travel and communications at the Department of Health and Human Services, including the CDC and the National Institutes of Health

A number of other health agencies are also operating without acting heads, including the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

Federal health officials have been instructed to temporarily stop any “external communications” to the public, according to two officials with knowledge of the situation.

The Trump Administration has frozen many federal health agencies’ communications with the public until at least the end of the month.

The Trump administration continues its deluge of executive orders that directly affect science and research, just days after being sworn in. Following the executive orders (EOs) taking the United States out of the Paris Agreement and World Health Organization and the scientific nonsense in the EO on trans and non-binary people,

The Trump administration ordered an immediate pause on public communications from federal health agencies like the CDC, FDA, and NIH. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says it expects the pause to be temporary.

The University of Nebraska said it was waiting for more information about what a pause in activities at the National Institutes of Health and other agencies will mean for $151

The Trump administration told federal public health agencies like the CDC that they are not to communicate health messages for now. The hold includes memos, reports, online posts, website updates and other forms of communication. Scientific meetings were also canceled for the time being, including of advisory panels.

One of the CDC's weekly health publications was not published on its regular schedule, and some data about flu and vaccinations wasn't updated.

The Alzheimer's Accountability and Investment Act (Public Law 118-93), enacted on October 1, 2024, mandates that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) annually submit a budget estimate directly to the president, detailing the resources required to implement initiatives under the National Alzheimer's Project Act.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built his fortune and reputation on disparaging the government scientists and institutions he's now in line to lead as HHS secretary.