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Since the pandemic began, the CDC regularly published data on availability of hospital beds and intensive care units across the country. But Ryan Panchadsaram, who helps run a data-tracking site called Covid Exit Strategy, said that when he tried to collect the data from the CDC on Tuesday, it had disappeared.
We were surprised because the modules that we normally go to were empty. The data wasnt available and not there, he said. There was no warning.
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield told reporters on a conference call Wednesday that states were told to stop sending hospital information to the National Healthcare Safety Network site, the CDCs system for gathering data, beginning Wednesday. Instead, all data will now be reported through HHS reporting portal, officials said, adding that the decision was made to streamline data reporting and to provide HHS officials with real-time data.
Public health specialists and former health officials acknowledged that the CDCs data reporting infrastructure was limited, and said it needs to be overhauled to meet the demands of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, they expressed concern in interviews with CNBC that the change could lead to less transparent data.
When reached for comment Thursday by CNBC, HHS spokesman Michael Caputo said in a statement that the CDC was directed to make the data available again. In the future, he said, HHS will provide more powerful insights.
Yes, HHS is committed to being transparent with the American public about the information it is collecting on the coronavirus, he said. Therefore, HHS has directed CDC to re-establish the coronavirus dashboards it withdrew from the public on Wednesday.
Representatives of the CDC did not immediately respond to CNBCs request for comment. Later in the day, the CDC restored the sites previous dashboards with data through Tuesday, saying: This file will not be updated after July 14, 2020 and includes data from April 1 to July 14.
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C_U_L8R
(44,997 posts)Trump should not ever be allowed to abuse our well-being for his political gain. I wish every hospital could band together to create their own sunlight consortium. Congress should even mandate it if they weren't so stymied by corrupt republicans. One way or another, and in spite of Trump and the GOP, truth will get out.
Grasswire2
(13,567 posts)We should assume that "cause of death" will now be the underlying disease(s) and not covid 19 on death records.
Diabolical.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)thinkingagain
(906 posts)To local newspapers etc who in turn can send info to cdc or their local health Deptments so then info can be compared to trumps info?
I know he wants it hidden so if they have to now just report to trumps people also sharing publically might help.