Health Affairs March 1, 2021
Case numbers, hospitalizations, and widespread loss of life have shown that the United States was not fully prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic on many fronts, including the inability to quickly share test results and data on the spread and severity of the virus. The Biden administration plans to work with Congress to respond to the coronavirus, but unless these issues are resolved, challenges with sharing data could continue to hamper efforts to track the virus’s spread and who has been vaccinated.
This blog post proposes three steps the new president can take under existing law to immediately improve the flow of information about the pandemic—and leave the nation better prepared for the next public health crisis.
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