Transparent Policymaking Needed to Address Bird Flu Outbreak

Your administration's intervention in blocking the release of important CDC studies on the escalating bird flu outbreak raises serious public health concerns. Suppressing scientific information does not make a crisis disappear - it merely leaves the nation vulnerable and unprepared. During the COVID-19 pandemic, attempts to downplay or ignore the crisis ultimately cost many lives and did severe damage to the economy. Rather than obstructing vital research, your administration must take proactive measures to combat the bird flu threat. Unchecked spread among poultry populations heightens the risk of mutation into a strain transmissible between humans, with potentially catastrophic consequences. Affordable egg prices cannot be ensured if the industry is ravaged by uncontrolled outbreaks. Acting decisively now, while bird flu remains primarily an animal health issue, provides the best opportunity to prevent a human pandemic. This requires supporting the CDC's scientific work, not impeding it. Transparency and evidence-based policymaking are essential to protect public health and the national interest. I urge you to lift restrictions on the CDC immediately and implement a comprehensive strategy, backed by adequate funding, to contain this outbreak before it escalates further.