Waste is a terrible thing to waste.
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Dr. Cindy Friedman, founding director of the CDC’s program, said research from Northeastern University has shown that the U.S. government can buy three months of early detection capability — critical for infectious diseases such as COVID-19 — if 10 to 20 countries participate in the wastewater surveillance.
Taxpayer spending on the program is doubling as the endeavor expands. Mr. Daigle said nearly $19 million was added in early 2024 to the program’s contract for its second year allocation, up from approximately $17.7 million originally. The government’s effort to develop a global network of wastewater surveillance is a major undertaking that officials hope can enable the forecasting of pandemics in a manner similar to how meteorologists forecast hurricanes.
The CDC, its partners and foreign governments believe more genomic surveillance is necessary worldwide. In March, the European Union announced plans to create an international system of wastewater surveillance at airports and other strategic locations to set up an early warning system for health threats.
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