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On July 10 @HHSGov issued a #COVID19 report in which it was announced the @CDCgov would no longer be collecting epidemic hospital data, for the 1st time in modern US epidemic history MORE
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/covid-19-faqs-hospitals-hospital-laboratory-acute-care-facility-data-reporting.pdf">https://www.hhs.gov/sites/def...
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The order was buried in an obscure document -- most didn& #39;t notice it until yesterday, and now hospitals and public health leaders are hopping mad. (But not so, @CDCDirector Redfield, who& #39;s all but silent these days.) MORE #link-47bd459f">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/world/coronavirus-update.html #link-47bd459f">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/1...
4/CDC
That grabbed the attn of former @CDCgov Director @DrTomFrieden who yesterday let loose a tweet storm denouncing the #Trump administration& #39;s treatment of the public hlth agcy amid #COVID19 crisis. MORE
https://twitter.com/DrTomFrieden/status/1283453347027017728">https://twitter.com/DrTomFrie...
5/CDC
@HHSGov HHS AssistSec Michael Caputo told @NPR "The CDC& #39;s old data gathering operation once worked well...but it& #39;s an inadequate system today. The President& #39;s #coronavirus Task Force has urged improvements for months, but they just cannot keep up with this #pandemic
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6/CDC
Public health data, collected with taxpayer money in a #COVID19 crisis, should not be turned over to a private company, hidden from scientific and academic analysis. Will the company be allowed to sell the data? Who is the gatekeeper?
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8/CDC
Four ex-Directors @CDCgov denounced the #COVID19 data scheme & the @WhiteHouse commanded changes in CDC school reopening guidelines. "Trying to fight this #pandemic while subverting scientific expertise is like fighting blindfolded." MORE https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/14/cdc-directors-trump-politics/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2...
9/CDC
IMO, the #Trump admin hopes to gain reelection of @realDonaldTrump by hiding #COVID19 truths. Denouncing "too much testing," making if hard for States to find testing kits & bypassing @CDCgov data collectn smacks of "adjusting" the #pandemic narrative for campaign purposes.
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