Alternatives to COVIDActNow?
April 22, 2022 9:22 AM Subscribe
Covid Act Now has switched over to displaying data using the new, terrible, CDC community transmission guidelines. Is there any alternative daily updated information source that uses the old metric for low, medium, or high transmission?
I realized that we've stopped testing, changed what counts as a COVID hospitalization, and in all other ways made it impossible to tell what the case rates are, and I'm so frustrated. I feel like I'm living in 1984.
I realized that we've stopped testing, changed what counts as a COVID hospitalization, and in all other ways made it impossible to tell what the case rates are, and I'm so frustrated. I feel like I'm living in 1984.
Response by poster: For anyone else looking, here's another alternative: https://globalepidemics.org/key-metrics-for-covid-suppression/
None of these are as comprehensive or clear as COVIDActNow was, but they're better than nothing.
posted by shadygrove at 10:31 AM on April 22, 2022
None of these are as comprehensive or clear as COVIDActNow was, but they're better than nothing.
posted by shadygrove at 10:31 AM on April 22, 2022
I'm personally fascinated with Walgreen's internal positivity rate map.
I also like Biobot's wastewater maps and charts.
I also think the CDC's website is still useful, so long as you switch the dropdown bar from COVID-19 Community levels to "Community Transmission" to see the CDC's old scale.
posted by mcgsa at 10:59 AM on April 22, 2022 [4 favorites]
I also like Biobot's wastewater maps and charts.
I also think the CDC's website is still useful, so long as you switch the dropdown bar from COVID-19 Community levels to "Community Transmission" to see the CDC's old scale.
posted by mcgsa at 10:59 AM on April 22, 2022 [4 favorites]
While the map is now effectively useless, Covid Act Now does still have the same data available. The color coding was helpful, but you can use the information to make informed choices. I have written down what my personal data inflection points are and compare them.
MicroCovid is still very useful, too. It doesn’t show you the data directly but does use it in the calculations.
posted by Bottlecap at 1:34 PM on April 22, 2022
MicroCovid is still very useful, too. It doesn’t show you the data directly but does use it in the calculations.
posted by Bottlecap at 1:34 PM on April 22, 2022
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html
You have to subscribe, but the subscription is free for this covid-related info.
Mayo Clinic also has info that I check occasionally:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/map
posted by SageTrail at 9:54 AM on April 22, 2022 [2 favorites]