New York Times Reporter Sharon LaFraniere says Alaska’s data shortfalls during the pandemic weren’t unusual — and the only solution is spending money to modernize public health systems.
Claire Stremple, KTOOLuke Dihle, RN at Bartlett Hospital, leaves a triage tent near the entrance of the hospital on Monday, April 7, 2020 in Juneau, Alaska.
How public health systems collect and report data during a pandemic can help determine how diseases spread and how to stop them. But a New York Times investigation shows that data in Alaska — and across the nation — continues to be lost or unusable due to under-investment in public health.. She says Alaska’s data shortfalls during the pandemic weren’t unusual — and the only solution is spending money to modernize public health systems.
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