COVID source shout-out: K-12 data in Utah
I want to give a special shout-out to Utah, which has expanded its K-12 data since spring 2021. This state is now the fourth to report in-person enrollment in schools.
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COVID source shout-out: FERN’s mapping project shuts down
In April 2020, FERN reporter Leah Douglas started tracking COVID-19 outbreaks at meatpacking plants, food processing facilities, and farms. On September 2, Douglas announced that the project is shutting down.
Read MoreSource shout-out: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
I recently checked out the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 data page for the first time in a few months. And it has gotten a serious renovation during that time.
Read MoreCOVID source shout-out: Hawaii schools reporting
Many states have paused their school COVID-19 case reporting for the summer—and a few have stopped reporting school cases entirely. Hawaii appears to be an exception: this state actually improved its reporting for the new school year.
Read MoreCOVID source shout-out: Transparency in Utah
Utah hasn’t hit 70% adult vaccinations yet—but a recent data error led state officials to erroneously announce the benchmark had been hit. Spencer Cox, Utah’s governor, posted an apology on Twitter that drew attention for his commitment to transparency and accountability.
Read MoreCOVID source shout-out: The CDD vaccinations page
Since early January, the COVID-19 Data Dispatch has maintained a page of detailed annotations on all the major sources for vaccination data in the U.S. This includes government sources (the CDC, all 50 states, and D.C.), along with a few notable news publications and independent dashboards. The page is now switching to an every-other-week update schedule from every week.
Read MoreCOVID source shout-out: Babydog
If I weren’t already vaccinated, I would do it for Babydog.
Read MoreCOVID source shout-out: Goodnight Turbovax
So long, farewell, I hope we never have to meet again: the sun is setting for the incredibly hardworking bot Turbovax.info.
Read MoreCOVID source shout-out: TUSHY
Now, you might ask: Betsy, why are you featuring a bidet company as a COVID-19 data source? Because a special page on TUSHY’s website is reporting the share of Americans who have been fully vaccinated, with a (NSFW) framing: “Can We Eat Ass Yet?”
Read MoreCOVID source shoutout: Unique vaccine metrics
Most states report some variation on the same COVID-19 vaccination metrics: doses allocated, doses administered, state residents who’ve been partially and fully vaccinated, and so on. But some states go beyond those basics.
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