Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
Don't Overlook CDC COVID Portal
Published on Fri Mar 31, 2023
Although the COVID-19 public health emergency is winding down, you can still get vital information from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resource. The CDC has been adding to and refining its COVID data and tools on its COVID-19 portal, including: Insight on case and death rate trends by location and demographic; vaccination and testing availability by geographic location; data on vaccine effectiveness and breakthrough updates, including variants; provider guidance on treating specific patient groups; and post-COVID transitional assistance. Check out the tools, charts, and trends at www.cdc.gov/ coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
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