Trump officials ask US health agencies to pause external communications, Washington Post reports

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of FDA headquarters in White Oak, Maryland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing a dozen current and former officials and sources.

The instructions were delivered on Tuesday to staff at agencies inside the Department of Health and Human Services, including officials at the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Institutes of Health, the newspaper reported.

Trump took office on Monday.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Sandra Maler)