Nation 'not prepared' for next pandemic, CDC director says
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top public health official warned that the United States is not prepared for a flu pandemic, which could be deadlier than the coronavirus — and could strike at the same time, potentially as soon as this fall.
While the seasonal flu appears every year, generally in the fall, a flu pandemic caused by a new strain of the virus is far more dangerous, because people have no immunity to that strain. Story continues“Getting that data modernization is fundamental,” Redfield said, arguing that antiquated disease-tracking tools have kept his agency from thoroughly grasping the scope of the coronavirus outbreak.
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