TAMI CHAPPELL/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) While COVID-19 ebbs and many of the pandemic-era policies on surveillance data and funding wind down with it the nation s public health leaders warned senators on Thursday that a return to "normal" should not mean forgetting the hard lessons learned over the last three years.
When the federal government s public health emergency expires next week, COVID-19 data collection tools will also end. Those tools have been described as vital to staying vigilant and preparing for emerging health threats.
"Infectious disease threats have been emerging at an increased pace and are increasingly complex," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky told the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. "These diseases don t respect national or state borders, and the increased frequency of outbreaks means that we should not be asking if we will face another serious public health t
(NEW YORK) While COVID-19 ebbs and many of the pandemic-era policies on surveillance data and funding wind down with it the nation's public health leaders warned senators on Thursday that a return to "normal" should not mean forgetting the hard lessons learned over the last three years. When the federal government's public
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky will leave her post next month, citing in a Friday resignation letter the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.