Earlier this week, Donald Trump ordered hospitals across the country to immediately stop sending COVID-19 patient data to the CDC and instead send it directly to his administration.
This move was flagged by experts, who believed it would allow the administration to politicize the data, hide it, be less transparent.
This appears to be what has happened.
According to CNBC, “Previously public data has already disappeared from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website.”
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“Dashboards last updated as of July 14, 2020,” reads the CDC’s website where information on the availability of hospital and ICU beds used to appear.
The move comes as Trump’s polling numbers continue to get worse. The election is less than four months away and this looks like a desperate attempt from the president.
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