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U.S. data map reflecting school reopening plans by state
Education
Experts: Schools need better data to assess risks
Published Sept 20, 2021
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center aims to provide vital, localized views of the pandemic to help school leaders make difficult decisions
U.S. map showing states that report COVID-19 deaths categorized by age
Data visualization
Demographic data tools tell story of COVID-19's U.S. impact
Published Sept 14, 2021
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center now collects, tracks, and displays data on race, gender, age, and ethnicity across cases, deaths, tests, and vaccinations
Bill Moss and Jennifer Nuzzo
Coronavirus
COVID-19 this week: No time for complacency
Published Sept 3, 2021
Hopkins experts Bill Moss and Jennifer Nuzzo discuss a slowdown in new cases, tempering our vaccine expectations, booster shots, and a vaccine timeline for kids under 12
Moderna vaccine vial, vaccine document card, and syringe
Q+A
What's behind Biden's booster vaccine plan?
Published Aug 20, 2021
Vaccine expert Bill Moss discusses the national vaccine booster plan announced by President Joe Biden and beginning in late September
Map illustrates how frequently states report COVID-19 data each week
Data visualization
Many states abandon daily reporting of COVID data
Published Aug 17, 2021
Despite new COVID-19 cases exceeding 900,000 last week, 36 states do not update their pandemic data every day, causing significant data gaps for public health agencies and officials
Illustration of a crowd of people in the shape of the contiguous U.S.
Opinion
Data disarray damages COVID-19 response, expert says
Published June 17, 2021
Standardizing demographic data reporting practices across the U.S. should be a national priority to confront the current and future pandemics, according to Hopkins expert Beth Blauer
U.S. map reflect vaccination rates
Coronavirus Resource Center
Pandemic Data Initiative will address COVID-19 data problems
Published May 17, 2021
The latest resource from the Coronavirus Resource Center will explore state and national data discrepancies revealed by the pandemic