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The government shutdown halted CDC flu data during a severe season while experts emphasize indoor air quality as a key prevention tool, with 90% of time spent indoors.
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CDC data blackout during shutdown raising flu season concerns
With flu season already hitting hard in parts of the world and COVID-19 still going around, public health experts are sounding the alarm that this could be a rough season for respiratory illnesses. The colder months typically bring a rise in sicknesses like the flu and COVID. But this year, doctors are trying to respond without the usual data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which stopped being released when the government sh…
A month without data muddles the economic picture in the US
The US economy faces unprecedented uncertainty due to a prolonged government shutdown, halting crucial economic data. This data blackout, the longest in history, leaves economists and policymakers like the Federal Reserve struggling to assess the labor market's health and inflation trends, akin to driving in heavy fog.
The influenza virus is already visible in wastewater in several Swedish cities, including Karlstad. But the season has not yet started.
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