From the Blogs: CDC Receives List of Additional Forbidden Words and Phrases

Dr. Paul Sax responds to reports that the CDC has a list of seven words and phrases it cannot use in budget documents in HIV and ID Observations.

The Trump administration has given the CDC a list words and phrases — including “transgender,” “fetus,” and “evidence-based” — that are prohibited from official documents for next year's budget. In the latest HIV and ID Observations blog post, Dr. Paul Sax takes a satirical approach to this news.

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From the Blogs: CDC Receives List of Additional Forbidden Words and Phrases

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