Trump Action Archive

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• CDC scaled back foodborne disease surveillance from eight pathogens to two — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scaled back the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) from tracking all eight pathogens to tracking only two pathogens.
• Federal funding cuts reduced food safety inspection capacity by more than 40 percent — Federal funding cuts scaled back the ability of federal agencies to conduct food inspections and provide grants to state and local health departments, reducing food safety detection systems by more than 40 percent.

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• RFK Jr. and Trump made false claims about vaccine safety at press conference — At a press conference, Trump and RFK Jr.

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• Trump signs executive order redefining U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations and directing legal challenges to state vaccine mandates. — President Trump signed Executive Order 14420 establishing "Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations" aligned with peer nations' practices, reducing the number of recommended vaccines and doses.
• Trump signs executive order restructuring childhood vaccination schedule — Donald Trump signed an executive order directing sweeping changes to the CDC childhood vaccination schedule, including breaking the MMR vaccine into three separate shots, reducing recommended vaccines from 18 to 11
• Trump issued executive order mandating split MMR vaccine and separate childhood immunizations — Trump signed an executive order requiring the combined MMR vaccine to be administered as three separate single-disease shots and mandating that childhood immunizations be given at separate medical visits, once

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• Trump Comments on Iran Cyberattack Allegations — President Trump, during a cabinet meeting at Camp David, dismissed allegations of Iranian cyberattacks on Minnesota's water systems, blaming state officials instead.

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• FBI Investigation into San Diego Mosque Shooting — The FBI, along with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is investigating a mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, where two teenagers, aged 17 and 18, carried out an attack
• FBI Flagged San Diego Mosque Shooter Prior to Attack — Caleb Vazquez, one of the shooters in the deadly attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego, had been previously flagged by the FBI as a potential threat due to his extremist views.

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• HHS Issues Statement on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passengers — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a statement regarding passengers from a cruise ship affected by hantavirus who have landed on U.S.

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• FDA Halts Publication of Vaccine Safety Research — The FDA reportedly stopped the publication of research on the safety of shingles and Covid vaccines, which had been accepted by the journal Vaccine.

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• FDA Blocks Publication of Vaccine Safety Studies — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has blocked the publication of several studies that found Covid-19 and shingles vaccines to be safe.

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• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Acknowledges CDC Website Changes — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
• Controversy Surrounding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Statements — Following his acknowledgment of directing changes to the CDC website, Robert F.

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• CDC Updates Vaccine-Autism Language — The CDC updated its website to state that the claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not evidence-based, contradicting previous scientific consensus.

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• White House Issues Press Release on Tylenol and Autism — The White House issued a press release claiming that the use of acetaminophen (Tylenol) during pregnancy causes autism, citing several scientific studies.

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• Trump Promotes Unproven Medical Claims About Acetaminophen — President Trump announced that the FDA would notify doctors that pregnant women taking acetaminophen face a "very increased risk of autism," contradicting decades of medical evidence supporting the drug's safety during
• Trump comments on paracetamol and autism — Former President Donald Trump made claims linking the use of paracetamol (Tylenol in the US) to autism in infants, suggesting that pregnant women should consult their doctors about limiting its use.

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• Democrats criticize Trump's public health statements — Following Trump's press conference where he made misleading claims about autism and Tylenol, several health experts and politicians criticized his statements as dangerously irresponsible.

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• Former CDC Director Warns of Antivaccine Influence — Former CDC director Susan Monarez warned in an op-ed that she was directed to preapprove recommendations from a vaccine advisory panel with antivaccine rhetoric, compromising the CDC's ability to fulfill its obligations.

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• CDC Committee Recommends Against Thimerosal in Flu Vaccines — Five new members of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to recommend against flu vaccines containing thimerosal, despite CDC assurances of its safety.

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• CDC Presentation Includes Nonexistent Study — A CDC presentation included a study that does not exist, claiming thimerosal in vaccines has long-term brain effects.

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• Health Secretary RFK Jr Spreads Dubious Vaccine Information — Robert F.

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• White House Removes Advisory on Gun Violence as Public Health Issue — The Trump administration has removed an advisory by former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy that defined gun violence as a public health issue from the US Department of Health and Human Services’ website.

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• Doge committee gains access to sensitive health agency systems — Representatives of the Doge committee, led by Elon Musk, have gained access to sensitive systems at health agencies, including the CDC and CMS.

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• Federal judge orders restoration of health agency web pages — A federal judge ordered federal health agencies to restore web pages and datasets, including on HIV testing and contraceptive guidance, that had been removed from their websites.

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• Trump Maintains Funding Freeze at NIH, Defying Court Order — Despite a court order, the Trump administration has continued to maintain a funding freeze at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
• Trump Administration Maintains NIH Funding Freeze Despite Court Orders — The Trump administration continues to enforce a funding freeze at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), defying two federal court injunctions.

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• Trump modifies NIH grants, blocked by federal judge — A federal judge issued a ruling that blocked modifications made by Trump to National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, which were part of DOGE's broader strategy to reshape federal programs.
• Federal judge blocks Trump administration's biomedical research funding cuts — A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting federal biomedical research funding for equipment, maintenance, utilities, and support staff at the National Institutes of Health.
• Judge blocks Trump from cutting NIH research funding — A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to impose a 15% cap on "indirect costs" for National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants.

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• RFK Jr Transfers Trademark Application to Del Bigtree

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• Trump instructs health agencies to pause external communications — President Trump instructed all federal health agencies on January 21, 2025, to pause external communications, including scientific reports and health advisories.
• Trump Orders Communications Blackout for Health Agencies — The Trump Administration has ordered a communications blackout for national health agencies.
• Trump administration pauses communications and cancels meetings at HHS — Following the inauguration of President Trump, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has paused public communications and canceled scientific meetings.

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• Trump Administration Shuts Down 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Line — The Trump administration cut funding for the dedicated "Press 3" option on the national suicide hotline, which served over 1.3 million LGBTQ youth.