In a 'sea change' for the agency, CDC is sharing data earlier
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Earlier this summer, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a call to Dr. Eric Rubin, editor in chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, asking him to do something unconventional.
She knew his journal was reviewing a CDC study on the Covid-19 vaccine for pregnant women. Traditionally, prestigious publications like his won't publish data if it has already been discussed in the public domain, for fear it will look like old news. Walensky explained to Rubin that the data was of great public health importance, as it could inform pregnant women's decisions about getting vaccinated, Walensky told CNN. CDC wanted to publicly discuss the data before it was published, as publication can take weeks or even longer.More Related News