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Trump Administration Sets Aside Biden-Era Pandemic Preparedness Plans
The Trump administration began setting aside hundreds of pages of detailed federal plans for responding to future disease outbreaks, including Ebola protocols and medical evacuations, according to former CDC officials and others familiar with the documents.
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The Trump administration began disregarding hundreds of pages of pandemic preparedness plans left by the Biden administration weeks after taking office in January 2025. U.S. for medical care.
The plans were developed while the Covid-19 pandemic remained a central concern. Two former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials who served in the Trump administration and four people familiar with the Biden-era plans said the new administration set the documents aside.
During the early weeks of President Trump’s second term, many government employees involved in pandemic preparedness resigned and several key initiatives stopped.
The developments were reported by STAT correspondents Daniel Payne, who covers the intersection of the health industry and the federal government, and Chelsea Cirruzzo, who covers the Department of Health and Human Services. The story was published May 30, 2026.
