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Pandemic Data Initiative

Building modern data management systems for local, state, federal, and global public health agencies is critical to preparing the nation and the world for the next major public health crisis. The Pandemic Data Initiative explores the lessons learned throughout the pandemic for how best to support government efforts to collect and deliver comprehensive real-time information to the public, policy makers, and the media.

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Pandemic Data Outlook

Expert Insight

Q&A: Securing Our National Public Health Defense

Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo says data scientists and public health officials should play a greater role in preparing the nation for future crises.

Pandemic Data Outlook

We Need a Daily Data Dump

Some states are discontinuing daily public updates on COVID-19 data in favor of a slower reporting cadence. The shift will hinder the ability to provide the real time analysis needed to monitor the pandemic, including the emergence of variants.

Expert Insight

Q&A: Providing Public Data During Global Health Crises

Dr. Lauren Gardner explains the difficulties in acquiring public health data during the COVID-19 pandemic and gives her perspective on how public health data systems should be maintained and democratized moving forward.

Pandemic Data Outlook

Alright, Don’t Pack it Up Folks

New surveillance and reporting methods implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic need to be funded and enhanced.

Expert Insight

Q&A: COVID-19 Vaccine Doses, Delivery, Demand, and Data

The Pandemic Data Initiative met with Dr. William Moss to discuss issues surrounding vaccination data, and how the United States can improve upon and leverage that data to more effectively contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pandemic Data Outlook

Where’s (Unvaccinated) Waldo?

A Data-Driven Approach Can Enhance COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Detailed data of vaccine distribution in near real time could have improved the government’s ability to identify hotspots and reach inaccessible populations

Better Data, Better Outcomes

Welcome to the Pandemic Data Initiative

Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center spotlights the need to improve data collection and reporting to better fight the next pandemic.

Vaccination Data

U.S. Vaccination Data Has Improved, But Remains Incomplete

The CDC needs to change recommendations to states into requirements.

Demographic Data

Cities Can Use Data To Improve Vaccine Outreach

Local government can improve vaccination rates in minority communities where distrust in the medical establishment runs deep

Testing Data

U.S. COVID-19 Test Positivity Data Differs State By State

The Coronavirus Resource Center developed a national standard for comparing positivity rates among U.S. states that used multiple other calculations

Vaccination Data

New York Times Op-Ed: Pandemic Data Is a Mess

Coronavirus Resource Center experts detailed lack of data uniformity and the urgent need for a fix



QUESTIONS ABOUT DATA STANDARDS

What is the Pandemic Data Initiative?What has been the biggest challenge during the pandemic for effectively using data?What are the consequences of such a hodgepodge data management effort?How have issues of inconsistent data impacted vaccination rollouts?
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