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.