Mary Wilson
Well-known member
Monday, April 24th, 2023
Ashleigh Hollowell
Nearly two weeks away from the end of the public health emergency, the CDC has detailed what and how it will continue tracking COVID-19 data as some reporting aspects begin to sunset, according to an April 24 report from CNN.
While it is not the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, data reporting requirements are beginning to shift for states, and privately funded projects have begun to shut down or minimize their coronavirus reporting in recent months.
Rochelle Walensky, MD, director of the CDC, previously told the U.S. House of Representatives that it was critical to expand the agency's ability to obtain information and data on public health nationally to properly respond to health threats, according to CNN.
Reporting, tracking and analyzing coronavirus data will not cease entirely, however. Dr. Walensky reportedly said the plan is for COVID-19 tracking to become similar to seasonal flu surveillance, which largely monitors trends from samples of data, CNN reported. ...
https://www.beckershospitalreview.c...-be-similar-to-seasonal-flu-surveillance.html
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My comments:
Well, that didn't happen. Can anyone tell me why. I see no logic in Flu data vs Covid-19 data. Perhaps the CDC should stop monitoring Flu data.
Ashleigh Hollowell
Nearly two weeks away from the end of the public health emergency, the CDC has detailed what and how it will continue tracking COVID-19 data as some reporting aspects begin to sunset, according to an April 24 report from CNN.
While it is not the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, data reporting requirements are beginning to shift for states, and privately funded projects have begun to shut down or minimize their coronavirus reporting in recent months.
Rochelle Walensky, MD, director of the CDC, previously told the U.S. House of Representatives that it was critical to expand the agency's ability to obtain information and data on public health nationally to properly respond to health threats, according to CNN.
Reporting, tracking and analyzing coronavirus data will not cease entirely, however. Dr. Walensky reportedly said the plan is for COVID-19 tracking to become similar to seasonal flu surveillance, which largely monitors trends from samples of data, CNN reported. ...
https://www.beckershospitalreview.c...-be-similar-to-seasonal-flu-surveillance.html
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My comments:
Well, that didn't happen. Can anyone tell me why. I see no logic in Flu data vs Covid-19 data. Perhaps the CDC should stop monitoring Flu data.