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Pandemic Tracking and the Future of Data

99% Invisible

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What's Going on at the Cd C?

The demand for data just went way beyond what public health officials had ever encountered before, and they were caught flat footed. The agency was struggling to keep track of testing and case rates across the country. It took a long to get all the states on boardet to an electronic reporting system that would collect detailed testing data from every state.

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