With other virus tracking efforts winding down, wastewater data is likely to become increasingly important in the months ahead, scientists say.
Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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As Covid Emergency Ends, U.S. Response Shifts to ‘Peacetime’ Mode
The coronavirus public health emergency, declared by the Trump administration in 2020, will expire on Thursday. Interviews with senior health officials suggest the nation is not ready for a new pandemic.
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Walensky to Resign as C.D.C. Director
In an announcement on Friday, the head of the beleaguered agency said she would step down in June.
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C.D.C. to Scale Back Covid Tracking Efforts
With the official end of the public health emergency next week, the agency will no longer report community levels of infection and will stop trying to tally every case.
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U.S. Authorizes a New Round of Covid Boosters
Older Americans and those with weakened immune systems, groups still particularly vulnerable to the virus, may receive additional shots of the reformulated vaccine, federal officials said.