The CDC is now banking on Mitre’s Sara Alert to save the country’s Covid-19 surveillance efforts. Thomas BrewsterAs of July, Sara Alert had only been deployed in a handful of states—including Arkansas, Maine, Pennsylvania and Vermont—and it’s unclear how widely it’s in use today. Those who have put Sara Alert into action have been impressed. Like Dr. Cima, the CDC wants to use Sara Alert in perpetuity for tracking future epidemics. The Sara Alert should provide better data on just how big a catastrophe Covid-19 has become for the country and how the administration’s response has ameliorated (or exacerbated) the eventual impact.

Source: Forbes September 15, 2020 12:56 UTC