Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Degouveia, a health series technician assigned to Coast Guard Base Alameda Medical in California, administers the intranasal flu vaccine to a Coast Guard member in October 2015. (Image credit: U.S. Coast Guard / Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena) VA admits to improperly disclosing COVID-19 vaccine data for 500,000 staff The agency removed a spreadsheet containing personal details including vaccination status following an internal investigation. Nov 30, 2022 By Nihal Krishan
A boy receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College in the Sylmar neighborhood in Los Angeles on Jan. 19, 2022. (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) CDC expanding immunization information system connectivity The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to add STCHealth to the ranks of vendors modernizing its system. Mar 11, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
(TechCrunch / Flickr) CDC further expands use of Palantir’s Tiberius platform A new six-month contract is intended to improve decision making and operations across COVID-19 treatment areas. Feb 22, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
CDC looks to modernize its immunization information system The agency wants to make awards to seven preselected vendors to automate reporting of COVID-19 vaccination data. Jul 12, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) Biden promises federal website for finding COVID-19 vaccines on May 1 Currently VaccineFinder.org, which works with the CDC, is the best resource for finding vaccination sites but only in a handful of states. Mar 12, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir
(FedScoop) Unusable and unused vaccine systems hinder Biden’s COVID-19 response A multidisciplinary team is needed to ensure equitable last-mile vaccine delivery and immunization reporting in real-time through multiple systems. Feb 17, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) Senators attempt to improve electronic health records a second time amid COVID-19 pandemic Vaccine matching could be greatly aided if providers have access to USPS's address-formatting tool. Feb 4, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir
Screenshot from the Thematic Risk Factor map on the Census Bureau’s Community Resilience Estimates page within the COVID-19 data hub. Census Bureau makes substantial updates to COVID-19 data hub Version 2.1 added more data detailing the pandemic's effects on states and counties with plans to assess vaccine distribution in the works. Jan 29, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir