With All Good Intentions: How CDC Decisions Harmed Science and People

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been directed by the Trump administration to purge data about transgender persons. A former CDC physician describes the unintended cost to science and public health of complying with those directives.

Authors

John Weiser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2310-5641)

Institutions

Grady Memorial Hospital (US)
Emory University (US)
Grady Health System (US)

Publication Details

Journal: The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Published: 2025-11-14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf584
Primary Topic: LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
Type: article
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With All Good Intentions: How CDC Decisions Harmed Science and People

John Weiser

Nov 14, 2025

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

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With All Good Intentions: How CDC Decisions Harmed Science and People

John Weiser

November 14, 2025article en

Abstract

The Journal of Infectious DiseasesVol. 233(1)

Grady Memorial Hospital (US), Emory University (US), Grady Health System (US)

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LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

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