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May 27, 2026 Trump administration barred NIAID officials from communicating with WHO during active disease outbreaks Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
Restrictions on public-health officials' international communications during Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks prioritized political withdrawal over disease-surveillance cooperation.
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- Trump administration barred NIAID officials from WHO communications — The Trump administration barred key U.S. officials from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from communicating with officials at the World Health Organization, from which Trump had withdrawn the United States. The restriction was slightly relaxed following the outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship with U.S. passengers and a breaking Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, allowing U.S. officials to attend small virtual meetings only "in a listening capacity."
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Week 71 – 2026-05-23–2026-05-29
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