WHO warns against reducing COVID surveillance too soon
World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday cautioned against reducing testing and disease surveillance and monitoring for COVID-19, warning that the pandemic is still in full swing.
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World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday cautioned against reducing testing and disease surveillance and monitoring for COVID-19, warning that the pandemic is still in full swing.
Florida Department of Health cites shift to "endemic phase" as if further cuts updates on COVID incidence, deaths, vaccinations.
March 11 marked the second anniversary of WHO's declaration of the pandemic and the beginning of its third year. Cases continue to plummet in the U.S. and plateau globally while war in Europe has overshadowed the virus that has killed 6 million.
The plan would build upon a hospital data collection system designed by the Department of Health and Human Services under the Trump administration. Management of the program was transferred last month to HHS's lead public health agency, the CDC.
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