Guidelines for Public Comments

Some CDC sites, social media profiles, blogs, and applications allow for the posting of public comments. Comments are encouraged and welcome. We will attempt to respond to questions received in comments in a timely manner but may not be able to respond to every comment received.

The following type of comments are prohibited and violate this comment policy:

• Comments containing personally identifiable information, such as Social Security Numbers, home or business addresses, email addresses, or phone numbers;

• Comments containing threats of harm or violence towards individuals or groups, including HHS and/or CDC staff or towards personal property;

• Comments containing profanity, nudity, obscenity, or vulgarity, including images of or links to such material;

• Comments containing explicit promotion of commercial products or services.

We do not routinely moderate posted comments, though we reserve the right to hide or remove comments in violation of this comment policy.

This comment policy applies to all discussions on any CDC-managed forum.

Disclaimer

The opinions expressed in public comments are those of the authors and do not represent the official positions of the CDC or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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