CDC acting director blocked publication of agency's own covid vaccine research in flagship journal
The CDC's acting director blocked publication of CDC-led research on the 2025-26 covid-19 vaccine effectiveness in the agency's own flagship journal, raising concerns about political interference in scientific research. The study was subsequently published in JAMA Network Open instead, but the suppression of the research and the reasoning behind it could have major implications for future vaccine recommendations.
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This would not be especially noteworthy, except this was the same research rejected by the CDC's own flagship journal after objections from its acting director.
Moreover, his reasoning could have major implications for future vaccine recommendations.
The publication of the study in another journal doesn't erase the troubling questions raised by its suppression.
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