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With CDC Sidelined, Some States Lose Access To Timely COVID-19 Hospital Data

Health and hospital officials in two states report that a Trump administration change to how pandemic data is collected has left them unable to access vital information.

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Alex Smith began working in radio as an intern at the National Association of Farm Broadcasters. A few years and a couple of radio jobs later, he became the assistant producer of KCUR's magazine show, KC Currents. In January 2014 he became KCUR's health reporter.