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 ## Note  
-As of Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the US COVID-19 Forecast Hub is no longer accepting submissions. Current plans are to accept submissions starting in the fall, possibly in a different format. Information provided on forecast submissions are kept for historical record.
+As of Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the US COVID-19 Forecast Hub is no longer accepting submissions. Submissions are scheduled to restart in fall 2024, in a different format. Information provided on forecast submissions are kept for historical record.
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 This is the data repository for the [COVID-19 Forecast Hub](https://covid19forecasthub.org/), which is the data source for [the official CDC COVID-19 Forecasting page](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/forecasting/forecasting-math-modeling.html).