While the CDC did still update a select few data pages this week, pauses in other vital communications such as the agency’s MMWR journal have outside experts concerned. Key points you should know: Officials from the new Trump administration have instructed federal health agencies to “pause” all public communications, including scientific reports and updates to public websites. The pause has stalled many important CDC communications, including updates to some COVID-19 and other infectious disease data pages and new reports in the agency’s MMWR journal.