COVID source callout: Maine
Maine’s COVID-19 dashboard has a lot going for it. Now, however, Maine is lumping PCR and antigen tests.
Read MoreMaine’s COVID-19 dashboard has a lot going for it. Now, however, Maine is lumping PCR and antigen tests.
Read MoreThis is the newsletter’s tenth week. As I took a couple of days off to unplug, it seemed a fitting time to reflect on the project’s goals and on how I’d like to move forward.
Read MoreUtah was one of the first states to begin reporting antigen tests back in early August. The state is also one of only three to report an antigen testing time series, rather than simply the total number of tests conducted. However, the format in which Utah presents these data is… challenging. Rather than reporting daily antigen test counts—or […]
Read MoreFeatured sources for Sept. 20 include the science of COVID-19 and mutual aid disaster relief.
Read MoreOG readers may remember that, in my first issue, I praised a ProPublica article by Caroline Chen and Ash Ngu which explains how to navigate and interpret COVID-19 data. I was inspired by that article to write a similar piece for Stacker: “How to understand COVID-19 case counts, positivity rates, and other numbers.”
Read MoreNew school data for mid-September include reopening indicators from the CDC, New York City, and Los Angeles.
Read MoreThe CMS recently released a new dataset which provides test positivity rates for U.S. counties. The dataset was updated this past week, with some methodology changes.
Read MoreWhile many scientific experts have pushed back against President Trump’s claims that a vaccine for the novel coronavirus will be available this October, state public health agencies have been instructed to prepare for vaccine distribution starting in November or December. Considering the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s many missteps in both distributing and tracking COVID-19 tests this spring, I have a wealth of concerns about this federal agency’s ability to implement a national vaccination program.
Read MoreSomeday, I will write a parody stage play called “Waiting for Texas.”
Read MoreFeatured sources for Sept. 13 include college dashboard rankings, journalism layoffs, gender and sex data, and… baby names?
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