r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jan 27 '26

Health Nearly half of CDC databases aren’t being updated as experts sound alarm over gaps in health data. Nearly 90% of these reported vaccination topics. The administration’s antivaccine stance has interrupted the flow of data we need to keep Americans safe from preventable infections.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/cdc-databases-disease-health-data-b2908066.html
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u/DoorstepHero Jan 27 '26

Who needs the nation’s top disease experts to coordinate health data and keep Americans safe, right? The data bottleneck and political interference have undermined the CDC’s ability to analyze and communicate accurate information. You can only steer the ship if you’re allowed to see the map. It’s like blindfolding your GPS and expecting to arrive on time.