The agency plays a key role in tracking disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of that work, according to new research.

An audit of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) public databases found that nearly half of routinely updated federal health surveillance systems had stopped or delayed updates in 2025,

The inaction "demonstrates a profound disregard for human life," says IDSA leader

Almost half of the monthly-updated CDC databases had unexplained pauses in 2025, mostly affecting vaccination data, raising transparency and public health concerns.

Although a federal judge ordered the agencies in February to restore earlier versions of the scrubbed webpages and later ruled the White House order as “void,” 38 of the CDC’s 82 public data records had “unexplained pauses,” as of Oct. 28, the study found.

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CDC databases that were updated at least monthly were no longer current in 2025, hindering timely, evidence-based policymaking and undermining public trust.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued updated guidance on the use of a newly licensed pentavalent meningococcal vaccine (MenABCWY) for adolescents and young adults. The recommendations were published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.