Explaining the Stark Gender Disparity in COVID Vaccination Rates
Millions more women than men have been vaccinated. FiveThirtyEight dives into the data to explain the reasons for the disparity. From FiveThirtyEight: The simplest explanation for the vaccine gender gap is that women got a head start. Among older Americans, who had...New Dashboard Lays Bare Vaccine Inequities in Cities
A new dashboard is a one-stop shop for viewing data on vaccine disparities at the neighborhood and ZIP levels. Compiled by the Urban Health Collaborative, the data offers the most granular view yet of vaccination rates and related metrics. View the dashboard here. ...Ten Data Tips for COVID-19 News Stories
We’ve been talking with journalists around the country during this crisis, and have seen some recurring opportunities to enhance COVID stories that feature a data component. Some of these points are well-known and oft-used; some are not. But they are all...
Epidemic Modelers At Front Line of Fight Vs. COVID-19
Models are being deployed help predict the spread of COVID-19 and generate new approaches to help stem the outbreak. Most of these modelers don’t work for the government. Rather, they are employed by universities and are hampered by lack of relationships with...In Fighting Off COVID-19, Southeast Asia Raises Questions About Data Privacy in Public Health Emergencies
Several countries in Southeast Asia are successfully combating COVID-19 by harvesting citizens’ personal information like location data and other data gathered from mobile apps. But these countries lack robust privacy laws, and the surveillance is taking place...Listen to Our Civic Development Podcast!
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