Kennedy Jr. had a tense exchange during his confirmation hearing Wednesday to examine the RFK Jr.'s qualifications to be the country's top health official. Trump selected Kennedy in November to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),

President Donald Trump last week issued an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from WHO, but that did not take immediate effect.

The White House has directed the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to cease all collaboration with the World Health Organization.

With federal health agencies such as the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a temporary freeze on public communications, some data and publications have not been released on their normal schedule.

Now, Trump has tamped down health communications from government agencies, including the CDC, pending approval from the new administration. Trump has singled out government health agencies, including the CDC, to suspend workers who are on the payroll specifically to advance diversity, equity and inclusion.

The Trump Administration has frozen many federal health agencies’ communications with the public until at least the end of the month.

Employees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were told to halt all public communications Tuesday.

The measles case involves an unvaccinated metro Atlanta resident and they are believed to have contracted the virus within the U.S., the health department said.

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed the first measles case of 2025 in Georgia on Tuesday. In 2024, there were six reported cases of measles in Georgia. The metro Atlanta area resident is unvaccinated and acquired the virus while traveling within the United States,

ATLANTA, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated Georgia resident. DPH says the person resides in Atlanta and they are working to identify any persons that may have been exposed through contact with the individual between Jan.19 and Jan. 24, 2025, when they were infectious.