The CDC has taken down essential health guidelines and data, particularly on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and vaccinations, following an executive order by the Trump administration. This mandate requires federal websites to eliminate mentions of gender, with some resources completely removed while others were altered minimally. Health officials warn that this purge could negatively impact public health, particularly in communities that rely on these guidelines. Concerns grow over the impact on LGBTQ health statistics, as vital survey results indicating mental health issues among LGBTQ youth were also erased from the CDC's site.
Doctors in every community in America rely on these treatment guidelines to know what tests to run, to know what antibiotic will work on which infection, and how to avoid worsening antibiotic resistance.
People will get sick. And, especially in cases like congenital where you cannot lose a day to treat, babies will die.
The last round of the survey's results had highlighted worsening mental health and violence affecting LGBTQ high school students.
Some changes were minor and kept web pages online, like rewording information about Zika virus from saying 'pregnant person' to 'pregnant woman'.
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