Coverage dated April 18, 2022

CDC launches forecasting center to be like a 'National Weather Service for infectious diseases'

Headline from Local News 8

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched its Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics on Tuesday. The center aims to be like the “National Weather Service for infectious diseases,” helping to guide decision-making at all levels.

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  1. PBS NewsHour

    CDC launches new forecasting center for future pandemics (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    A new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases.

  2. Local News 8

    CDC launches forecasting center to be like a 'National Weather Service for infectious diseases' (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched its Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics on Tuesday. The center aims to be like the “National Weather Service for infectious diseases,” helping to guide decision-making at all levels.

  3. FOX 5 New York

    CDC launches new center to forecast infectious diseases (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    The new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    CDC launches new forecasting center for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases.

  5. Omaha World-Herald

    CDC launches new forecasting center for infectious diseases (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    A new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases. The new Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics launched Tuesday. It's being billed as an

  6. Fox News

    CDC launches new service to forecast infectious diseases (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The CDC launched its Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics Tuesday as a means of improving national response to future health outbreaks.

  7. NBC News

    CDC launches disease forecasting center to warn of health threats (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Officials hope this new division of the CDC will alert people to outbreaks similar to the way the National Weather Service issues warnings about hurricanes.

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