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JANUARY 31, 2025
Government Purge of CDC’s HIV Web Content Alarms Infectious Disease Experts
By Gina Shaw
Infectious disease experts expressed alarm and outrage after resources related to HIV were purged from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) web site on Friday, Jan. 31, in the aftermath of a Trump administration order that requires federal agencies to eliminate all references to “gender ideology.”
Although a main landing page on HIV remained active as of Friday evening, most if not all related sub-pages were not functional, including clinical guidance for the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PReP) and all links to HIV data. PReP is instramental in achieving the goal of eliminating HIV in this country, a program started by Mr. Trump during his last term.
Clicking on the links yields the message,"the page you're looking for was not found.”
Continue reading... https://www.idse.net/Policy-Public-Health/Article/01-25/Government-Purge-of-CDCs-HIV-Web-Content-Alarms-Infectious-Disease-Experts/76126
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