We’ve updated our vaccine data! You can now track updated bivalent booster data at the county, state, and metro level.
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For more information on our sources and methodology for the updated framework, head to
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Covid Act Now's visualization of these new metrics, along with existing ones, will still aim to make your decision making simpler, and ease the burden of trying to navigate complicated information.
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We’ve updated our metrics because our previous framework was built during a different time: there was a lack of govt risk standardization, limited access to testing, prior to any vaccination authorization, and before new, incredibly transmissible variants like Omicron emerged.
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After discussions with our medical board of advisors, and users like you, we’ve worked towards integrating these new CDC metrics into our products. Most of our previous metrics will still be available on our site, just not integrated into the new Community Level.
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We are deeply proud of the impact our previous risk frameworks have had on the safety and well-being of our users. Recently, the CDC updated their community risk level metric calculator - it looks towards reducing severe illness and minimizing the strain on health care systems.
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In the coming month, we will be updating our site to reflect the new set of metrics released by the CDC on February 25th. These new metrics will still aim to make your decision-making simpler, and ease the burden of trying to navigate complicated decisions.
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These metrics are adapted from the CDC’s Framework. For more information on our sources and methodology for the updated framework, head to
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Patients with COVID is the percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID patients. This metric represents the current potential for health system strain.
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Weekly new admissions is the number of new COVID hospital admissions per week per unit of population (we measure per 100k people). This metric represents the current potential for health system strain.
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Weekly new cases is the number of new reported COVID cases per week per unit of population (we measure per 100K people). It represents the current amount of COVID in a community and acts as an early warning indicator of potential increases in health system strain.
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We’ve updated our COVID Community Level Framework! We're now looking at the following metrics:
• Weekly New Reported Cases
• Weekly COVID Admissions
• Patients With COVID
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Under this new framework, we will follow the CDC by building visualization tools that look towards reducing severe illness and minimizing the strain on health care systems.
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We are deeply proud of the impact our previous risk framework have had on the safety and well-being of our users, but the need for an updated set of metrics is clear given the progression of COVID since our launch in March 2020.
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In the coming month, we will be updating our site to reflect the new set of metrics released by the CDC on February 25th. These new metrics will still aim to make your decision-making simpler, and ease the burden of trying to navigate complicated decisions.
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🚀 We’ve added Booster data!
Texas is 19.7% boosted - go check out your own state and counties progress.
covidactnow.org/us/texas-tx/ch #COVIDActNow
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We worked with to analyze 700+ US counties & found that Black vaccination rates have surpassed White rates in 36% of counties, but counties where Black populations have higher vaccination rates still face considerable challenges.
Learn more: surgoventures.org/newsroom-all/b
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Our new analysis w/ data on 700+ US counties:
- 94% of counties have been closing the vax gap btwn Black & White populations since May 2021
- 36% of counties the Black community surpassed the White in #CovidVaccine rates
Why is this? surgoventures.org/newsroom-all/b
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"As physicians on the frontlines of the COVID pandemic, we lived through the dangers, worries, and devastation of what COVID did to not only our patients, but also our health system." Read our advisor 's newest piece:
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The Biden administration is expected to announce that most Americans should get a booster shot eight months after receiving their initial Covid-19 vaccine, and could begin offering the extra shots as early as mid-September.
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Throughout the pandemic, has been working with experts across many industries, including the tech sector, to keep the public informed by providing timely and accurate data about COVID-19 in the United States.
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We’ve provided some clear, simple facts to help answer some of the most common COVID vaccine questions. Learn more: covidactnow.org/covid-explaine
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Learn more about how Covid Act Now stepped up to provide timely & accurate COVID data in this short feature by and run within .
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Our new article, released in collaboration with and featured within , explores how more widespread demographic data could help drive equitable vaccination distribution in the U.S.
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Act Now Coalition, the team that built Covid Act Now is looking for an experienced and driven HR & people leader to play a key role in building high-performance processes and culture. Apply to be our Head of HR Operations: linkedin.com/jobs/view/2589
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We’re proud to be part of ’s Infectious Diseases campaign! Learn about everything from careers in pandemic prevention like COVID-19 to innovations in infectious disease treatments:
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Maryland’s #COVID19 positivity rate has dropped to a record-low 0.57%, and our case rate has dropped to 0.9 per 100K.
We have surpassed 6.7 million vaccinations, and 73.5% of adults have been vaccinated.
covidvax.maryland.gov
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The goal of the We Got Us project is to empower BIPOC communities to make educated healthcare decisions based on the most up-to-date science and health data. But we first must address the medical racism that has harmed our communities. (1/3)
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