Trump Administration Disregards Hundreds of Pages of Biden Outbreak Plans

3 articles · Updated · STAT · May 30

January 2025 transition documents show the Trump administration began setting aside an extensive Biden-era blueprint for handling future disease outbreaks, according to two former CDC officials and four people familiar with the plans.
Hundreds of pages of guidance laid out how federal agencies should respond to threats including Ebola and how to bring Americans home from outbreak zones for treatment in the U.S.
The plans were left behind with Covid-19 still fresh in policymakers' minds, aiming to give the federal bureaucracy a ready-made playbook for the next public-health emergency.
The account suggests a sharp break in preparedness strategy at the start of Trump's second administration, potentially weakening continuity in the government's outbreak response.

With prior pandemic plans set aside, what new framework guides America's response to the next global health threat?

How does the new strategy of quarantining Americans abroad impact U.S. readiness for global health crises?

How does the U.S. share urgent outbreak data with global partners under its new communication rules?