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News, findings, and musings from the team

Apr 1
COVIDcast Fault Patch: JHU-CSSE is_latest Data

COVIDcast Fault Patch: JHU-CSSE is_latest Data

In August 2022, the Delphi team discovered a fault in the data that we were sending through the COVIDcast API. The fault caused the API to return past …

#COVIDcast

By Nolan Gormley

Dec 14
Introducing Epidata v4

Introducing Epidata v4

Epidata v0.4.0 (“v4” for short) launched on September 26, 2022, bringing about a major revision to how we store data served by the Epidata …

#epidata

By Kathryn Mazaitis, Brian Clark, George Haff

Sep 30
On the Predictability of COVID-19

On the Predictability of COVID-19

An analysis of coverage and accuracy of the COVID-19 Forecast Hub ensemble model shows that cases, hospitalizations, and deaths exhibit different …

#forecasting #R

By Nicholas Reich, Ryan Tibshirani, Evan Ray, Roni Rosenfeld

Apr 29
COVID Vaccination Trends Among the Hispanic Community in the United States

COVID Vaccination Trends Among the Hispanic Community in the United States

Data from the Symptom Survey show vaccine hesitancy and obstacles to vaccination for Hispanic adults across the United States.

#COVIDcast #symptom surveys #vaccine

By Alex Reinhart, Esther Kim, Sarah LaRocca, Katherine Morris

Apr 23
Vaccine Hesitancy and the J&J Vaccine Suspension

Vaccine Hesitancy and the J&J Vaccine Suspension

Did the suspension of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine increase vaccine hesitancy in the United States?

#COVIDcast #symptom surveys #vaccine

By Alex Reinhart

Mar 10
Cases2Beds: A Case Study in Actionable Intelligence

Cases2Beds: A Case Study in Actionable Intelligence

In partnership with the Allegheny County Health Department, we explored solutions to pressing challenges during the pandemic.

#hospital utilization #actionable intelligence #Excel #Allegheny County

By Ananya Joshi, Roni Rosenfeld, and Chris Scott

Feb 2
Home for the Holidays? The Impact of US Holidays on Social Behaviors and Preventative Measures

Home for the Holidays? The Impact of US Holidays on Social Behaviors and Preventative Measures

How did Thanksgiving and Christmas affect travel, social, and preventative behaviors in the USA during the COVID-19 pandemic?

#COVIDcast #symptom surveys #R

By Leanna Morinishi, Kris Barkume, Esther Kim, and Alex Reinhart

Jan 28
Unpacking the Drop in COVID-19 Case Fatality Rates

Unpacking the Drop in COVID-19 Case Fatality Rates

Since the pandemic started, case fatality has plummeted. But how much can we attribute this drop to treatment improvements versus increased testing, …

#CDC data #FDOH data #time series

By Helen Zhou, Cheng Cheng, Jeremy C. Weiss, Zachary C. Lipton

Jan 28
Using the COVID-19 Symptom Survey to Track Vaccination Uptake and Sentiment in the United States

Using the COVID-19 Symptom Survey to Track Vaccination Uptake and Sentiment in the United States

Data from the Symptom Survey reveal how COVID-19 vaccinations are rolling out across the nation.

#COVIDcast #R #symptom surveys #vaccine

By Alex Reinhart, Esther Kim, Andy Garcia, Sarah LaRocca

Jan 19
Causal Inference for Social Mobility and COVID-19

Causal Inference for Social Mobility and COVID-19

How can we estimate the causal effect of mobility on COVID-19 when there could be many confounding variables?

#COVIDcast

By Matteo Bonvini, Edward Kennedy, Valérie Ventura, and Larry Wasserman