Surgeon-General

Koop Releases AIDS Report After Five-Year Delay: Public Health vs Politics

1986-10-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Surgeon General C. Everett Koop releases “The Surgeon General’s Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome” after being muzzled by the Reagan administration for five years. The groundbreaking 36-page report provides frank, explicit guidance on AIDS prevention including …

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Reagan Administration Muzzles Surgeon General Koop on AIDS for Five Years

1981-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Reagan administration prohibits Surgeon General C. Everett Koop from publicly addressing the emerging AIDS epidemic from 1981 through early 1986, demonstrating deliberate suppression of public health information during a catastrophic disease outbreak. Journalists receive advance instructions …

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