Watch: Are Administration Medical Experts Muzzled?

During the initial phases of the coronavirus pandemic, federal health experts such as Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx were mainstays in press conferences called by the Trump administration to highlight efforts to battle the disease. But their media appearances are now much less frequent.

Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, KHN’s editor-in-chief, joined Dr. James Hamblin of The Atlantic and Dan Diamond of Politico on CNN’s “Reliable Sources With Brian Stelter” on Sunday to talk about the effect of those absences.

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<h1>Watch: Are Administration Medical Experts Muzzled?</h1>
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			June 18, 2020		</time>
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<p>During the initial phases of the coronavirus pandemic, federal health experts such as Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx were mainstays in press conferences called by the Trump administration to highlight efforts to battle the disease. But their media appearances are now much less frequent.</p><p>Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, KHN’s editor-in-chief, joined Dr. James Hamblin of The Atlantic and Dan Diamond of Politico on CNN’s “Reliable Sources With Brian Stelter” <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2020/06/14/is-the-trump-admin-keeping-medical-experts-off-the-air.cnn/video/playlists/business-reliable-sources/">on Sunday</a> to talk about the effect of those absences.</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-are-administration-medical-experts-muzzled/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-are-administration-medical-experts-muzzled/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-are-administration-medical-experts-muzzled/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20Are%20Administration%20Medical%20Experts%20Muzzled%3F&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FMzQ2NjEw&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-are-administration-medical-experts-muzzled/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-are-administration-medical-experts-muzzled/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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