Report: Trump Administration Restricted NIAID Scientists From Direct WHO Communication on Virus Outbreaks
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Summary
The Trump administration reportedly barred key U.S. infectious disease researchers at NIAID from direct communication with the WHO during global virus outbreak talks. A May 18 email obtained by CNN indicated that only a narrow exception was recently granted as an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo intensified. The directive limited WHO contact to small groups of no more than three people, restricting the role of top U.S. scientists in international pandemic response coordination.
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A May 18 email from a senior NIAID official, obtained by CNN, said small groups of no more than three...
only a narrow exception recently allowed as an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo intensified
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