The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is going dark, along with other federal agencies within the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This week, the returning Trump administration told these agencies to stop talking to the public—for how long, no one knows.

The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.

The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month

Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.

President Trump on Tuesday ordered key federal health agencies to pause all external communications, multiple outlets reported and Axios confirmed. Why it matters: The health agencies' website updates,

As the new Administration considers its plan for managing the federal policy and public communications processes, it is important that the President’s appointees and designee

President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, raising concerns about the U.N. agency's ability to fight diseases and respond to emergencies around the globe without its biggest funder.

In a memo obtained by NPR, acting health secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from 'a presidential appointee.'