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The CDC is changing the way it monitors COVID-19 in the U.S.
May 8, 2023
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2023-05-05/the-cdc-is-changing-the-way-it-monitors-covid-19-in-the-u-s
Acknowledging that it is losing some of its eyes and ears across the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week unveiled a scaled-down COVID-19 surveillance system for the post-pandemic era.
The CDC’s new monitoring network won’t have the fine resolution on the coronavirus that the agency strove for during earlier stages of the pandemic. But it will lash together a raft of new and existing tools to keep an eye on the virus while also keeping broader tabs on the public’s health.