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Some shared data requirements will end and the federal government will lose access to key metrics as a skeptical Congress seems unlikely to grant agencies additional powers.
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Many Americans have moved on from the pandemic, but for the millions who are immunocompromised or otherwise more vulnerable to COVID-19, reliable data remains important in assessing safety.
The pandemic gave federal officials expanded power to access crucial data about the spread of covid-19, but that authority will change when the public health emergency sunsets in May. That, along with the end of popular covid trackers, will make it harder for policymakers and the public to keep an eye on covid and other threats.
Joel Wakefield isn't just an armchair epidemiologist. His interest in tracking the spread of covid is personal.
The pandemic gave federal officials expanded power to access crucial data about the spread of COVID-19, but that authority will change when the public health emergency sunsets in May.