The U.S. is still largely without COVID-19 and other infectious disease data as the government shutdown continues. As Congress has repeatedly failed to pass a resolution that would fund federal agencies, the shutdown — and data delays — are likely to go into a fourth week, if not longer. This could be incredibly harmful as the U.S. heads into colder weather and the disease outbreaks that typically follow. The post National COVID-19 trends, October 21 first appeared on The Sick Times.| The Sick Times
COVID-19 and other infectious disease data continue to be very limited while the U.S. government is shut down. Last week, the CDC updated a couple of national COVID-19 metrics; this week, the agency didn’t even update that national trends page. And even when Congress reaches a budget deal, infectious disease surveillance will remain under threat due to recent CDC layoffs. The post National COVID-19 trends, October 14 first appeared on The Sick Times.| The Sick Times
COVID-19 data are limited this week due to the government shutdown, now the second time that vital disease surveillance has been interrupted since Trump took office in January. The CDC has not updated the majority of its COVID-19 and respiratory disease data pages since September 26. The post National COVID-19 trends, October 7 first appeared on The Sick Times.| The Sick Times