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6 days ago · NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their collaborations and “await further guidance.”

6 days ago · A World Health Organization spokesperson declined to comment on the move. The Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

5 days ago · Staff at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been ordered to stop communicating with the World Health Organization, according to a new memo, dealing a significant blow to global ...

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4 days ago · On Monday, public health officials at CDC were told to immediately stop communicating with the World Health Organization in a memo that was sent to division directors, their deputies and others by ...

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CDC’s Influenza Division has served as a WHO Collaborating Center (CC) for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Control of Influenza in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. One of its main goals is monitoring influenza virus changes to reduce influenza disease impact through vaccination.