There Is an Archive of the CDC Website Before Trump
Some accurate health information was removed from the CDC website last month, and we’ve provided some tips on where to find archived versions and sources of such information. Europe now hosts an almost complete mirror of the CDC website , so you can search for information about HIV, transgender health, and other topics that really shouldn’t be controversial, but for some reason are.
Some of the deleted information has been restored by court order, but it comes with a disclaimer at the top of the page that somehow manages to be offensive, untrue, sensationalist, and inflammatory. Exactly what you need when you want to know, say, who is most vulnerable to HIV .
According to 404 Media , the creators of the archive claim that it is hosted in Europe, and the pages were uploaded with the help of the DataHoarder community on Reddit. Unlike many other government data archiving projects, this project aims to create a fully functional version of the CDC website, including links between pages and interactive elements.
They did not fully achieve this goal; the note at the top of the page says they are working on adding the video to the archive. Notably, the search feature sends you back to www.cdc.gov instead of keeping you at restoredcdc.org , so if you want to find a specific page, your best bet is to find the old link and then type ” https://restoredcdc.gov/” just before the URL. For example, https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/data-research/facts-stats/transgender-people.html becomes https://restoredcdc.org/www.cdc.gov/hiv/data-research/facts-stats/transgender-people.html .
But for the most part, the website is still up and running. Transgender health information still exists, without the offensive disclaimer. The page on health equity guidelines for inclusive communication is archived, although it is still not on cdc.gov .
However, one major gap still exists: current information about outbreaks and other developing situations. The CDC does not update information on Restoredcdc.org . This is a static archive of what was available in January. So whether you want to check the numbers for the current measles outbreak or see what’s happening with bird flu , the regular CDC website is still the place where that information is updated. At least for now.