The way the U.S. government tracks Covid-19 is about to change
When the public health emergency ends May 11, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will have to change some of the ways it tracks Covid-19 in the United States.
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When the public health emergency ends May 11, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will have to change some of the ways it tracks Covid-19 in the United States.
Instead of following COVID-19 cases, the agency will track the burden and spread of disease primarily through hospitalizations and deaths.
The CDC says the coming end of the public health emergency means the agency will be scaling back the data it routinely collects and releases about the pandemic.
The CDC says the coming end of the public health emergency means the agency will be scaling back the data it routinely collects and releases about the pandemic.
Instead of following COVID-19 cases, the agency will track the burden and spread of disease primarily through hospitalizations and deaths.