Various datasets, resources and information have been removed from federal agencies, including the CDC, NIH, and EPA to comply with recent executive orders from the Trump administration that eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and practices. In large part, the data that has been impacted is public health data related to marginalized groups.
Some access to data (specifically data on HHS, CDC, and FDA)that was removed has since been restored after a temporary restraining order. Even as data is restored is unclear whether that data may have been scrubbed of certain datapoints or whether access to the data will remain in the future.
One role researchers can play in protecting their own data is to self-archive their data into open respositories.
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