Featured sources, June 6
Featured sources for the week of June 6 include vaccine incentives, health equity, and Dr. Anthony Fauci’s emails.
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25 million doses is a drop in the global vaccination bucket
On Thursday, the Biden administration made a big (and long-awaited) announcement: the federal government is sending 25 million vaccine doses from America’s stockpile to other countries.25 million doses—or even the 80 million doses that the administration has promised by the end of this month—is a drop in the bucket compared to actual international needs. For example: COVAX needs 1.8 billion doses to vaccinate about half the adult population in low-income countries. COVAX has specifically prioritized 92 low-income nations, representing a total population of 3.8 billion.
Read MoreThe CDC needs to release state-by-state data on who’s getting vaccinated
This week, we finally got demographic state-by-state vaccination data from the CDC. Well… sort-of. A team from KHN received CDC state-by-state demographic vaccination data via a public records request. The data indicate that, despite promises from the White House to prioritize vulnerable communities in the vaccination campaign, a lot of inequities persist.
Read MoreFeatured sources, Feb. 21
Featured sources for the week of Feb. 21 include vaccines, variants, and more vaccines.
Read MoreNext in vaccination data demands: some, oh god, just any occupational data
Not a single state reports out vaccination by occupation.
Read MoreHow to talk about COVID-19 vaccines
I wrote a tipsheet on covering COVID-19 vaccines for The Open Notebook. The piece provides tools and resources specifically for writers on the vaccine beat—both those who have been covering the pandemic for months and those who are now incorporating vaccine news into other aspects of their reporting. But this advice also applies more broadly to anyone simply talking about vaccines.
Read MoreNext in vaccination data demands: More hyperlocal data
The CDC continues to improve its vaccination reporting. The agency is now regularly reporting demographic data on its dashboard—including race, ethnicity, age, and sex. But when it comes to tracking who’s getting vaccinated in America, we still have a long way to go.
Read MoreThe volunteers working to make NYC vaccinations more accessible
When faced with entrenched disparities and a local government that doesn’t want to confront them, it can be difficult for singular individuals to step in and fill gaps. But the founders of NYC Vaccine List knew they could fill one specific gap: they built a better website for finding vaccination appointments.
Read MoreVaccinations so far are perpetuating existing inequity
The data we have so far continue to show significant disparities. In 23 states with available data, white Americans are being vaccinated at higher rates than Black Americans, a recent analysis by Kaiser Health News’ Hannah Recht and Lauren Weber found. This analysis followed a similar study that I cited two weeks ago—Recht and Weber write that “disparities haven’t significantly changed” with two more weeks and several more states reporting.
Read MoreFeatured sources, Jan. 24
We have two featured sources this week, both related to vaccine data: tracking vaccination demographics and surveying vaccine hesitancy.
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