• meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works
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    11 hours ago

    🚨 BIG NEWS Y’ALL! 🚨

    Someone just saved ALL the CDC’s public data before it could disappear! 🦅

    What’s the Deal?

    Some mystery hero downloaded everything from the CDC’s website (that’s 98 GIGABYTES of health info!) and uploaded it to the Internet Archive on Jan 28th. Think of it like making a backup copy of your phone before it breaks!

    Why Should You Care?

    • This is YOUR health data - stuff about vaccines, diseases, and public health that your tax dollars paid for! 🏥
    • Once this info is gone from CDC’s website, it could be really hard for your doctor to get important updates
    • Researchers need this to keep studying ways to keep Americans healthy 💪

    What’s Next?

    Smart folks at places like Harvard are making sure this data stays safe by keeping copies. It’s like having multiple backups of your family photos - can’t be too careful!

    Remember folks: Knowledge is power, and someone just made sure we didn’t lose a whole bunch of it! 🎯

    #SaveTheData #PublicHealth #AmericanRight2Know


    Source: Internet Archive upload by anonymous user on Jan 28, 2025 Post by Ed Summers (@edsu@social.coop) - Feb 3, 2025