Trump officials exerting unprecedented control over CDC scientific journal By Alexander Tin February 7, 2025 / 6:18 PM EST / CBS News The interference included dictating what to cover and withholding studies on the growing bird flu outbreak. The Trump administration’s moves to control the research published by the agency ends a decades-long streak of independence for the journal, known as the MMWR. Health officials and experts have long considered the MMWR as the “voice of CDC” and a respected source where federal scientists release research of public health importance. It ranks as among the most-cited health journals in the world. “The MMWR has lost its autonomy,” one health official told CBS News. Efforts by Trump officials to control the publication have stalled the release of three studies about bird flu for weeks, as the virus continues spreading through wild birds, poultry farms and cows around the country.
The Donald, being completely senile at this point, will probably believe they can pull one over and replace it with the recently debuted Brownturd Journal of Great Barrington Bullshit.
‘Important Context – “A New Academic Publishing Model”: Right-Wing Dark Money Group Launches Fringe Medical Journal – The right-wing RealClear Foundation’s foray into public health has been called “a mockery of scientific process.” Walker Bragman Feb 06, 2025 There is even a constitution and bylaws linked. The new journal’s website looks professional and makes four commitments—to “open access,” “open and rigorous peer review,” “rewarding reviewers,” and “a timely and efficient publishing process.” According to the site, the journal will cover “all aspects of public health, including epidemiology, environmental health, occupational health, behavioral health, pharmacoepidemiology, community health, global health, disease surveillance, biostatistics, medical informatics, health services, health policy, health economics, medical ethics and public health education.” But many of the names behind the new venture and publication have long histories of promoting COVID-19-related misinformation and contrarian medical positions, including questioning long-established pandemic mitigation strategies and the safety and efficacy of the mRNA vaccines. Several played a real role in politicizing the U.S. government’s response to the pandemic.