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The CDC Says It Can Now Predict Flu Surges Earlier Than Ever

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

2

First seen

Oct 20, 1:34 PM EDT

updated Oct 22, 10:46 PM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC) and WANF (Atlanta News First CBS), not yet confirmed.

What Happened

The CDC is using a new tool to track the flu as the season picks up ahead of schedule, WANF reports. The agency also says it can now predict flu surges earlier than ever, according to WSB-TV.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 22, 11:26 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

The CDC says it can now predict flu surges earlier than ever · WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC)Oct 20, 1:34 PM EDT
CDC using new tool to track flu as season picks up ahead of schedule · WANF (Atlanta News First CBS)Oct 22, 11:14 PM EDT

How It Unfolded

Oct 20, 2:28 PM EDT · first source seenOct 22, 11:26 PM EDT · published

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 20, 2:44 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 22, 11:26 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.