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National COVID-19 trends, July 14
As of early July, it’s clear that a summer COVID-19 wave is getting started in the U.S. Disease levels are going up in the South and parts of the West Coast. While national and regional estimates are still low following a long spring lull, it’s worth noting that the latest data are usually a week…
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Wastewater testing is vital for public health. It needs sustained funding to continue beyond fall 2026.
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.
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COVID-19 spreads year round. Here’s how to track it.
Our webinar answered common questions about following data for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
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U.S. scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted online its first large tranche of advanced genetic data from measles viruses spreading last year. Scientists with knowledge of the operation expect the agency to post heaps more in weeks to come, revealing whether the U.S. has lost its hard-won measles elimination status.
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Shutdown leaves gaps in states’ health data, possibly endangering lives
As the federal shutdown continues, states have been forced to fall back on their own resources to spot disease outbreaks — just as respiratory illness season begins.
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It’s been a month. And we still don’t know much about Kennedy’s Long COVID consortium.
Preliminary meetings are occurring amid the ongoing government shutdown, while some advocates call for Health Secretary Kennedy’s removal
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Kennedy’s HHS commits to Long COVID, but without clear funding
Following two roundtable discussions with leading researchers and government officials — but limited patient engagement — HHS announced a public awareness campaign and medical resource platform
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The federal government is restricting COVID-19 vaccine access. Here’s what that means for the ongoing pandemic and people with Long COVID.
Recent policy changes around COVID-19 vaccines are already sowing chaos and confusion and restricting vaccine access — including for people who should still be eligible to receive them.
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$11 billion CDC funding cuts may decimate Long COVID response in several states
Long COVID research and communications projects in several states may be forced to shut down or curtail their efforts due to recent Trump administration cuts to public health funding. In these cuts, announced in late March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) abruptly canceled $11 billion in grants for COVID-19 and public health…
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What we know about the U.S. bird flu outbreak and its chronic disease risk
When H5N1 first landed in North America, borne on the wings of migratory birds blown off course from Europe in late 2021, Seema Lakdawala followed the developments closely, but she wasn’t overly worried about it leading to a pandemic in humans yet. There were still a few steps the highly pathogenic avian influenza needed to…
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