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Sat Feb 1, 2025, 10:44 AM Feb 1

CDC removes gender equity references in public health material

CDC removes gender equity references in public health material
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01/31/cdc-website-gender-lgbtq-data/

Large sets of data are being scrubbed of references to transgender and LGBTQ+ people, among others, which could compromise their use in research.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed or edited references to transgender people, gender identity and equity from its website Friday, racing to meet a late-afternoon deadline imposed by the federal Office of Personnel Management.

Whole pages about HIV testing for transgender people, guidelines for use of HIV medication and information on supporting LGBTQ+ youth health were no longer available late Friday. The page that lists vaccines recommended by the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee was also no longer available. The vaccine to protect against mpox virus is recommended for groups including transgender, nonbinary or gender-diverse people.

By Saturday, the page of vaccine-specific recommendations was back online, with no mention of the mpox vaccine.

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All about "controlling" but not so much about controlling disease.
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CDC removes gender equity references in public health material (Original Post) 4th Feb 1 OP
They can scrub and lie all they want. We are not going back! Walleye Feb 1 #1
Research And Academic Scientists Rely On Data Like This - How Come..... global1 Feb 1 #2

global1

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2. Research And Academic Scientists Rely On Data Like This - How Come.....
Sat Feb 1, 2025, 11:52 AM
Feb 1

we aren't hearing from them and making this and issue?

What am I missing?

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