The CDC is setting up a new hub to watch for early warning signs of future infectious outbreaks like COVID-19, the agency announced this week.
Aug. 19, 2021 -- The CDC is setting up a new hub to watch for early warning signs of future infectious outbreaks, the agency announced Wednesday.
The day after he took office, President Joe Biden pledged to modernize the country's system for public health data. First funding for the initiative will come from the"We are excited to have the expertise and ability to model and forecast public health concerns and share information in real-time to activate governmental, private sector, and public actions in anticipation of threats both domestically and abroad,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said in a statement.
Rivers will join the new center's leadership team as associate director working alongside Marc Lipsitch, PhD, director for science.
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