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According to the university, expert analyses has revealed “a troubling truth” about the data: “In the absence of standards and uniform methods, the states used an uneven patchwork of policies and disjointed reporting that hampered efforts to slow COVID-19’s spread; sowed confusion for policymakers and the public; and hindered the ability to target resources to the most vulnerable and measure the effectiveness of public health interventions and vaccinations,” Johns Hopkins said in a re...

Lack of uniform reporting of COVID cases, deaths and vaccinations has hampered the pandemic response, so Johns Hopkins researchers say they will examine at the effects and how to improve data collection.

The Johns Hopkins Universitys Coronavirus Resource Center is launching the Pandemic Data Initiative as a new resource to spotlight systemic deficiencies in the collecting and reporting of pandemic data, to examine how those challenges hinder COVID-19 responses, and to explore possible solutions to improve public data. Since the pandemics start, Johns Hopkins University experts at the Coronavirus Resource Center had a behind-the-scenes view on how state, federal, and global agencies collected an...

How Johns Hopkins coronavirus dashboard came to be At South by Southwest, the team behind the global map shares the process, challenges and potential for the technology. March 16, 2021 12:04 p.m. PT The Johns Hopkins coronavirus dashboard has been a valuable resource for public health officials and news outlets.  Screenshot by Abrar Al-Heeti/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visi...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Esri Federal GIS Conference Showcases How GIS Interconnects National Government February 18, 2021 GMT REDLANDS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 18, 2021-- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, is hosting the 24th annual Esri Federal GIS Conference, which will be presented virtually this year, February 22-24. The gathering is an opportunity for federal government GIS professionals to discuss be...

5 Min Read Feb 3 (Reuters) - Some U.S. community health centers say they are doling out COVID-19 shots far faster than government data suggests, likely accounting for some of a gap between how states and the federal government describe the availability of vaccine doses. The federal government said only about 60% of nearly 56 million doses of vaccines from Pfizer Inc or Moderna Inc that have shipped have been used. Yet states such as New York have said that their supplies are stretched thin. Com...

(Repeats for wider audience with no changes) Feb 3 (Reuters) - Some U.S. community health centers say they are doling out COVID-19 shots far faster than government data suggests, likely accounting for some of a gap between how states and the federal government describe the availability of vaccine doses. The federal government said only about 60% of nearly 56 million doses of vaccines from Pfizer Inc or Moderna Inc that have shipped have been used. Yet states such as New York have said that thei...

5 Min Read (Reuters) - Some U.S. community health centers say they are doling out COVID-19 shots far faster than government data suggests, likely accounting for some of a gap between how states and the federal government describe the availability of vaccine doses. FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker gets vaccinated at the Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S., January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo The federal government said only about 60% of nearly 56 million ...

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/VACCINE-DOSES (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Americans scramble for appointments for second COVID-19 vaccine dose

Americans scramble for appointments for second COVID-19 vaccine dose Reuters 2/2/2021 By Deena Beasley © TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images People wait in line for a coronavirus test at one of the new walk-in COVID-19 testing sites that opened at the located in the parking lot of NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health Morrisania in the Bronx Section of New York on April 20. 2020. - The state of New York, epicenter of Americas coronavirus infections, appeared to have passed...