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  • Coronavirus data is funneled away from CDC, sparking worries

    MIKE STOBBE and BERNARD CONDON|Jul 16, 2020

    NEW YORK (AP) — Hospital data related to the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. will now be collected by a private technology firm, rather than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — a move the Trump administration says will speed up reporting but one that concerns some public health leaders. The CDC director said Wednesday that he's fine with the change — even though some experts fear it will further sideline the agency. The CDC has agreed to step out of the government's traditional data collection process "in order to strea...