Vice President Pence on Thursday reversed an earlier decision that had barred members of the White House coronavirus task force from appearing on CNN.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield appeared on the network's coronavirus town hall Thursday night, and leading infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci Anthony FauciOvernight Health Care: CDC reverses controversial testing guidance | Billions more could be needed for vaccine distribution | Study examines danger of in-flight COVID-19 transmission Trump claims enough COVID-19 vaccines will be ready for every American by April Gates says travel ban made COVID-19 worse in US MORE is booked for a Friday appearance, CNN reported Thursday.

It was the first time a task force member has been on the network since April 2, when Pence’s office began prohibiting the officials from appearing on CNN, reportedly in an effort to pressure the network to air the White House press briefings in full each day.

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CNN decided to stop airing the briefings live over concerns that Trump's remarks were regularly inaccurate or misleading and impossible to be fact-checked in real time. CNN has aired portions of the briefings, including some segments when Pence and public health officials are speaking and taking questions from the press.

"When you guys cover the briefings with the health officials then you can expect them back on your air," a Pence official told CNN on Thursday morning.

Pence's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

Over the past week, the White House made other officials available to CNN, including Defense Secretary Mark Esper Mark EsperTop admiral: 'No condition' where US should conduct nuclear test 'at this time' Overnight Defense: Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing l Air Force reveals it secretly built and flew new fighter jet l Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals' Oldest living US World War II veteran turns 111 MORE on "State of the Union" with Jake Tapper Jacob (Jake) Paul TapperCNN slammed for soft questions during Biden town hall: 'The media is broken' Biden's team says he views election against Trump as 'Park Avenue vs. Scranton' The spin on Woodward's tapes reveals the hypocrisy of Democrats MORE and trade adviser Peter Navarro on "Anderson Cooper 360" and "New Day."