Meanwhile, the Trump Administration has ordered the CDC among other health organizations to pause external communication at least until the end of the month.

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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention communication delay could hinder coordinating responses at the state and local levels.

Experts said the sudden stoppage was a surprise and would set back work on investigating and trying to stop outbreaks and brewing global threats.

The flu vaccine is generally about 40% effective at completely preventing influenza, according to Blumberg. The flu vaccine protects against three strains of influenza, including two influenza A strains. It also protects against influenza B, which typically shows up later in the season, Blumberg said.

CDC confirmed a new human case of H5N1 in California. The recent case involves a child from San Francisco. CDC data reveals that California has been the worst affected by the ongoing bird flu outbreak with 38 of the total cases reported.

The CDC has confirmed a positive bird flu case in a child in San Francisco, the second juvenile case of H5N1 in the country.

The Trump administration told federal public health agencies like the CDC that they are not to communicate health messages for now. The hold includes memos, reports, online posts, website updates and other forms of communication. Scientific meetings were also canceled for the time being, including of advisory panels.

As part of a flurry of new executive orders and directives from the Trump administration, agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services were mandated to pause outgoing communications — a move that has sparked concerns across the public health sector.

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The first confirmed case of H5N9 bird flu in the United States has been identified in Merced County, California, and control measures are being undertaken to contain the virus.