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As measles cases soared, Texas sought help from Trump's CDC. No one answered

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The Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists that kept them from performing the agency’s key function: emergency response.

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  1. Truthout

    Trump’s CDC Failed in Emergency Response to Measles as Cases Exploded in Texas (opens Truthout)

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    While the Trump administration stifled CDC communications, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fueled doubt in vaccines.

  2. Government Executive

    As measles exploded, officials in Texas looked to CDC scientists. Under Trump, no one answered. (opens Government Executive)

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    A measles outbreak struck earlier this year, just as changes made by the incoming Trump administration affected the Centers for Disease Control's respon...

  3. Los Angeles Times

    As measles cases soared, Texas sought help from Trump's CDC. No one answered (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists that kept them from performing the agency’s key function: emergency response.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Texas measles outbreak worsened as CDC silenced under Trump | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists that kept them from performing the agency’s most critical function — emergency response — when it mattered most, an investigation from KFF Health News shows.

  5. The Columbian

    As measles exploded, officials in Texas looked to CDC scientists. Under Trump, no one answered (opens The Columbian)

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    As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists that kept them from performing the agency’s most critical function — emerge