The Twitter account of White House COVID-19 Data Director Dr. Cyrus Shahpar is an excellent source of updates on all things federal pandemic data. But this past Wednesday, Shahpar’s account took on a new purpose: tech support for the CDC’s dashboard.
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It is now over a year into the U.S.’s vaccine rollout, and the CDC is still failing to publicly share data on vaccinations by state and race/ethnicity. I actually wrote a callout post about this in March 2021, and nothing has changed since then!
Read MoreFeatured sources for the week of February 6 include vaccination coverage among dialysis patients and in the LGBTQ+ community, and the effectiveness of masking for children.
Read MoreFeatured sources for the week of January 23 include booster shot effectiveness, rapid test coverage, and risk assessment.
Read MoreThe CDC has not updated its breakthrough case data since September. A full two months ago.
Read MoreFeatured sources and updates for the week of November 14 include local public health departments, vaccine misinformation, and shots for kids.
Read MoreCOVID-19 data sources and updates for the week of October 17 include new vaccination analyses on the CDC dashboard and mask diplomacy in Latin America.
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Since August 13, the CDC’s dashboard says, about 7.3 million Americans have received a third dose. These booster shots are obfuscating the country’s vaccination trends. Over one million people have been vaccinated every day for the past week, but roughly half of those people were getting their booster shots.
Read MoreSource updates for the week of September 5 include a new pediatric data page from the CDC, state reporting frequency, and new evidence that masks work.
Read MoreFeatured sources for the week of August 1 include state-by-state vaccination numbers, breakthrough cases, and internet access.
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