Help Move Georgia Forward
This week, as Georgia grapples with cases of avian influenza, norovirus, and other serious public health issues, Donald Trump ordered the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to cease all external communications and stop working with the World Health Organization. The communications disrupted by Trump’s order included several reports on bird flu set to be released as the outbreak worsens.
“On the heels of his first term when he disastrously mismanaged the COVID pandemic that killed a million Americans, Trump is now willfully ignoring public health crises instead of solving them,” said DPG spokesperson Dave Hoffman. “Silencing public health agencies to evade the very real consequences of his irresponsible policy choices will not improve health and safety in Georgia or anywhere else.”
AP: CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
Mike Stobbe, 1/27/25
USA Today: Bird flu found in Georgia commercial poultry plant, a first for nation’s leading producer
Mike Snider, 1/21/25
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer: This virus is breaking records in Georgia & there’s no treatment. Here’s how to stay safe
Sundi Rose, 1/13/25
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February 14, 2025
February 14, 2025
February 14, 2025