Experts worry about how US will see next COVID-19 surge coming
Arab News says as coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the US — and wondering how long it will take to detect.
Despite disease monitoring improvements over the last two years, they say, some recent developments don’t bode well:
— As more people take rapid COVID-19 tests at home, fewer people are getting the gold-standard tests that the government relies on for case counts.
— The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will soon use fewer labs to look for new variants.
— Health officials are increasingly focusing on hospital admissions, which rise only after a surge has arrived.
— A wastewater surveillance program remains a patchwork that cannot yet be counted on for the data needed to understand coming surges.
— White House officials say the government is running out of funds for vaccines, treatments and testing.
“We’re not in a great situation,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, a Brown University pandemic researcher.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2050086/world
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