Why Some States Won’t Share Race and Ethnicity Data on Vaccinations with the CDC—and Why That’s a Problem
We sent requests for data-use agreements to 56 states and territories to learn what vaccination data was being shared with the federal government. We found that several states—including California and Texas—aren’t sharing race and ethnicity data on vaccinations with the CDC, citing patient privacy laws. In better news, most states are.
The Third Surge Continues to Ease: This Week in COVID-19 Data, Feb 11
Another week of good news: Cases and hospitalizations continue to drop nationally, and deaths are down for the second week in a row. We’re concerned about ambiguous indicators in the Northeast, and about testing declines.
A Better Approach to Comparing and Assessing State-Level COVID-19 Data Reporting
We’re replacing state letter grades with detailed and explanatory assessments of each state’s data.
Learn More About Using Federal COVID-19 Data with The COVID Tracking Project
In February and March, we’ll hold a series of free trainings to help anyone who uses our data to understand existing federal numbers.
Silent Data Mismatches Are Compromising Key COVID-19 Indicators
Although we’d prefer to have precise, real-time, comprehensive COVID-19 data for every US state and territory, the reality is that every metric that each jurisdiction publishes comes with quirks of timing and content that can make precise calculations impossible.
The Numbers Are High but Improving: This Week in COVID-19 Data, Feb 4
Cases and hospitalizations continue to drop, and now COVID-19 deaths finally appear to be declining.
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