Sources and updates, November 12
Sources and updates for the week of November 12 include new vaccination data, a rapid test receiving FDA approval, treatment guidelines, and more.
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How is the CDC tracking the latest round of COVID-19 vaccines?
Following the end of the federal public health emergency in May, the CDC has lost its authority to collect vaccination data from all state and local health agencies that keep immunization records. As a result, the CDC is no longer providing comprehensive vaccination numbers on its COVID-19 dashboards. But we still have some information about this year’s vaccination campaign, thanks to continued CDC efforts as well as reporting by other health agencies and research organizations.
Read MoreDid you have a hard time getting an updated COVID-19 vaccine? Tell us about it.
Even though the updated COVID-19 vaccines are supposed to be free—either covered by insurance plans or by a federal program—people keep getting bills. I’d like to collect stories about vaccine access challenges here at the COVID-19 Data Dispatch.
Read MoreFDA and CDC simplify COVID-19 vaccine guidance
This week, the FDA made some adjustments to the U.S.’s COVID-19 vaccine guidance in order to standardize all new mRNA shots to bivalent (or Omicron-specific) vaccines, and to allow adults at higher risk to receive additional boosters. The CDC’s vaccine advisory committee and Director Rochelle Walensky both endorsed these changes.
Read MoreSources and updates, December 11
Sources and updates for the week of December 11 include America’s Health Rankings, bivalent boosters for kids, and more.
Read MoreSources and updates, October 30
Sources and updates for the week of October 30 include booster shot demographics, mortality data by occupation, Paxlovid prescriptions, and more.
Read MoreSources and updates, October 23
Sources and updates for the week of October 23 include flu vaccination disparities, genomic surveillance from travelers, hospital finances, and more.
Read MoreCOVID source shout-out: Bloomberg’s vaccine tracker
Last week, the team behind Bloomberg’s COVID-19 vaccine tracker announced that the dashboard will stop updating on October 5. Thank you to this team for your work tracking the vaccine rollout!
Read MoreThe U.S. needs to step up its booster shot campaign
New, Omicron-specific booster shots are publicly available for all American adults who’ve been previously vaccinated. But awareness of the shots and uptake so far are both incredibly low.
Read MoreSources and updates, September 11
Sources and updates for the week of September 11 include annual boosters, K-12 school safety, children orphaned during the pandemic, and more.
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