CDC Moves To Ax Panels Of Expert Scientific Advisors

Politico reports:

The Trump administration is considering killing some panels of outside experts that advise the CDC on key health threats like HIV and avian flu, according to an email seen by POLITICO. The email, sent to CDC leaders Friday, said HHS is “recommending termination” of the panels that are not mandated by law.

Also known as advisory committees, the panels offer the CDC guidance from outside experts on an array of subjects on which the agency makes recommendations. “Absent an adequate response, these FACAs are scheduled to be terminated,” the email reads, using the acronym for the committees.

A spokesperson for the CDC declined to comment. An HHS spokesperson told POLITICO “HHS is complying with President Trump’s EO on the reduction of the federal bureaucracy.”

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