Trump's Data Persists

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Donald Trump’s data purge has begun

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The CDC ’s social vulnerability index and environmental justice index — tools that could show whether particular populations might face disproportionate health risks — have both been taken offline within the past week .

The CDC shares data on a wide range of topics, from chronic diseases to traffic injuries, tobacco use, vaccinations, and pregnancies in the US — and it's just one of the agencies in the crosshairs.

Researchers have been archiving government websites for months .

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