GAO says HHS must provide better COVID-19 and general health data to tribes

12 tribal epidemiology centers had varying access to HHS research -- some had access to HHS COVID-19 vaccination data, but others did not.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), in a 39-page report released Friday, found that tribal epidemiology centers (TECs) had wildly divergent access to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) COVID-19 information and other health data.

“Officials from seven of 12 TECs indicated that some CDC and IHS officials with whom …