News and resources for tracking COVID-19, run by @betsyladyzhets. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter: https://t.co/gqlEPO5wQ0coviddatadispatch.com Watching the CDC dashboardJoined January 2021
Reflecting on why COVID-19 safety measures are important at Pride events: it's not Pride if it doesn't include the whole LGBTQ+ community. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/06/25/cov…
Today's National Numbers: The CDC failed to update several of its major metrics this week, signifying the limited resources now allocated to tracking COVID-19. Please note, I'll be on hiatus for the next two weeks; updates will resume on July 16! coviddatadispatch.com/2023/06/25/nat…
Testing sewage from airplanes could be a valuable way to keep tabs on the coronavirus variants circulating around the world. San Francisco International Airport has become the first in the U.S. to actually start doing this tracking. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/05/14/cov…
Sources and updates for the week of May 14 include new CDC ventilation guidance, a Long COVID and ME/CFS demonstration, COVID-19 test prices, and more. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/05/14/sou…
The CDC revamped its COVID-19 dashboard in response to changing data availability with the end of the federal public health emergency. The new dashboard downplays continued COVID-19 risk across the U.S. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/05/14/the…
The end of the federal public health emergency will make it even harder for people already vulnerable to other health issues to get COVID-19 services. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/05/14/end…
COVID-19 spread continues to trend down in the U.S., though our data for tracking this disease is now worse than ever thanks to the end of the federal public health emergency. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/05/14/nat…
Last week, we learned that a CDC conference led to some COVID-19 cases. Well, now we know that more than 30 people got sick and the agency is investigating. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/05/07/cov…
Sources and updates for the week of May 7 include tracking Medicaid coverage, vaccine mandates, disparities in COVID-19 deaths, and more. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/05/07/sou…
As the U.S. gears up to end its federal public health emergency for COVID-19, the World Health Organization just declared an end to the global health emergency. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/05/07/who…
We’re now less than one week out from May 11, when the federal public health emergency for COVID-19 will end. While this change doesn’t actually signify that COVID-19 is no longer worth worrying about, it marks a major shift. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/05/07/the…
The national COVID-19 plateau persists. Cases, new hospitalizations, and wastewater surveillance all indicate slight declines (but persistent disease spread) across the country. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/05/07/nat…
This past week, the CDC hosted a conference of about 2,000 people in the agency’s epidemic intelligence service. And at least a few of the conference’s attendees tested positive for COVID-19 afterward. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/04/30/cov…
Sources and updates for the week of April 30 include premature deaths, youth risk behaviors, financial issues after COVID-19, and more. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/04/30/sou…
A lot of healthcare organizations have ended mask mandates in recent months. This is likely another case of health agencies and organizations making changes that are, in fact, very dangerous for their patients. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/04/30/the…
After May 11, the CDC will stop reporting COVID-19 Community Levels, according to reporting by Brenda Goodman at CNN. The agency is overall planning to shift from using case data to hospitalizations and wastewater surveillance. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/04/30/cdc…
Major COVID-19 metrics continue to suggest an ongoing (though slight) decline in the virus’ spread nationally, despite the rise of newer and more contagious variants. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/04/30/nat…
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. coviddatadispatch.com/2023/04/23/fda…
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