When COVID-19 reached the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Protection tracked data related to its spread.<br />However, President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force wrested control from the CDC, with the launch of HHS Protect.<br />The main pandemic data tracking system is run by the Department of Health and Human Services.<br />Federal and state officials use HHS Protect’s data to assess the burden of disease across the country and allocate scarce resources, from medicines to PPE.<br />The problem is, HHS Protect’s data often diverge dramatically from those collected by other sources, including hospitals, states, and federal agencies.<br />And according to Science Magazine, the data also varies from the apparent reality on the ground.<br />A CDC internal analysis completed this month shows HHS Protect's data problems are a national problem.<br />The HHS Protect data are poor quality, inconsistent with state reports, and the analysis is slipshod. And the pressure on hospitals is through the roof. Confidential Source, CDC
