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  • Wastewater testing is vital for public health. It needs sustained funding to continue beyond fall 2026.

    Wastewater testing is vital for public health. It needs sustained funding to continue beyond fall 2026.

    Betsy Ladyzhets

    Public health organizations are calling for Congress to fund the CDC’s wastewater surveillance program — which tracks COVID-19 and other diseases — in its 2027 budget, while state health departments plan ahead for potential gaps in grants. Read more…

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Policy & Advocacy

Science

  • Many baby chickens clustered together in a poultry farm
    April 1, 2025

    What we know about the U.S. bird flu outbreak and its chronic disease risk

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    April 1, 2025

    Research updates, April 1

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    UPDATE: RECOVER Long COVID pathobiology grants restored

  • Close-up photo of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, speaking during a hearing
    March 27, 2025

    RECOVER grants for Long COVID pathobiology research are among those cut under new NIH directive

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    Research updates, March 25

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    Research updates, March 18

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Covid-19

  • November 5, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, November 5

  • October 29, 2024

    A brief, oral history of mask blocs: Part 3

  • October 29, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, October 29

  • October 22, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, October 22

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    October 15, 2024

    Research updates, October 15

  • Line chart showing SARS-CoV-2 levels over time for the U.S. nationally (black line) and four major regions (Northeast in bright green, South in yellow-green, Midwest in red, West in blue). Following increases over the summer, viral levels are decreasing in all four regions.
    October 15, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, October 15

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Health

  • March 26, 2024

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  • February 13, 2024

    Covid-19 reinfections are further disabling people with Long Covid

  • January 30, 2024

    A win for healthcare workers and patients: The CDC returns HICPAC’s draft recommendations on infection control

  • January 30, 2024

    This artist is memorializing the Covid-19 pandemic through textiles, and you can help

  • January 16, 2024

    What recovery? Long Covid’s deep impact on Latinos

  • January 9, 2024

    New CDC data identify more than 5,000 Long Covid deaths, but tally is likely a significant undercount

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Commentary

  • February 13, 2024

    Covid-19 reinfections are further disabling people with Long Covid

  • December 19, 2023

    Covid-19 in the hierarchy of the Gaza health crises

  • December 12, 2023

    Virtual town hall recording now available

  • November 28, 2023

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