It’s about a budget strategy to get funded.”A former C.D.C. official, who asked not to be identified, said that some staff members were upset because the purported ban suggested that their work was being politicized. There seemed to be confusion around the public health agencies about whether the ban originated at the agency’s parent department, Health and Human Services, or inside the C.D.C. to describe our policy or budget issues.” The National Institutes of Health referred inquiries to Health and Human Services. was run by an acting director, Dr. Anne Shuchat, who had been deputy to the former director, Dr. Thomas R. Frieden.

Source: New York Times December 16, 2017 22:35 UTC