Private organizations are planning to launch an alternative to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly publication, sometimes known as the voice of the public health agency.
The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and the New England Journal of Medicine are collaborating on the new publication, which will be called Public Health Alerts, according to Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the center.
He said during a conference on Oct. 19 that the new publication is slated to launch within one month.
The CDC has been publishing the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) since 1961. The report contains studies and other reports about health issues such as infectious diseases….