MedPageToday Website was going to make data more available, but HHS put it on hold indefinitely. HHS has put on ice a CDC project that would make information about dozens of diseases available in near real time, CDC sources told MedPage Today.
Since early summer, the team has been working on a more user-friendly website that would make case counts on 127 notifiable conditionsopens in a new tab or window available in one place, alongside expert commentary.
But when they asked for approval to launch it, HHS put it on hold indefinitely, several sources said.
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