Discussion

• @armstrongdrew Drew Armstrong on x

  Where do Americans get their Covid-19 data from? This is the inside story of how a group of journalists, optimists, academics and hundreds of volunteers built @COVID19Tracking project to tell the U.S. how the pandemic is evolving. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @alexismadrigal Alexis C. Madrigal on x

  Co-leading this project with @kissane has been the most meaningful work of my life. Honestly, it is hard for me to think about. Maybe some time next year I will be able to grasp what happened. For now, I just have endless gratitude for all our people. https://www.bloomberg.com/..…

• @adriennelaf Adrienne LaFrance on x

  In an unspeakably tragic phase of the pandemic, please remember that people like @kissane, @alexismadrigal, @hackingdata, @yayitsrob saw the need to help, stepped up, and haven't stopped. There are so many like them—at @COVID19Tracking; in health care; in science; and everywhere.…

• @kissane Erin Kissane on x

  People have been EXTREMELY SWEET to us today about this and I want to open some kind of widebeam channel to the literally hundreds of people inside the project who make it all possible seven days a week. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @rockefellerfdn @rockefellerfdn on x

  The @COVID19Tracking Project, a volunteer effort supported with funding from The Rockefeller Foundation, is becoming one of the most trusted sources on how the #Covid19 pandemic is unfolding in the US, filling a critical gap in data. #MeetingThisMoment https://www.bloomberg.com/.…

• @maxcroser Max Roser on x

  Much of the crucial data work in this pandemic hasn't been done by international institutions and governments, but by teams of volunteers. What I find surprising is that even after many months this doesn't seem to change. It's just left to the volunteers. https://www.bloomberg.co…

• @ahmed Ahmed Al Omran on x

  It's confounding that, almost a year into the pandemic, the @COVID19Tracking project is doing what might be expected of the US government https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @emmersbrown Emma Brown on x

  We all owe the amazing folks at @COVID19Tracking and @TheAtlantic a debt of gratitude for the work they have done over these many months to shed light on the pandemic in a way that the government did not. https://twitter.com/...

• @maiamajumder Dr. Maimuna Majumder on x

  So privileged to work closely with members of @COVID19Tracking (including https://covid19dvrn.org/'s very own @jessicamalaty). I don't know a single #COVID19 researcher who doesn't rely on their incredible team. They don't do it for the glory, but they deserve it completely. 🙏🏾 h…

• @ebboyd E.B. Boyd on x

  Kudos @AlexisMadrigal. He's consistently been a pioneer in his reporting. The Covid Tracking Project @COVID19Tracking he's spearheaded at @TheAtlantic is just the latest. https://twitter.com/...

• @kaythaney Kaitlin Thaney on x

  Absolutely legendary, necessary work, and huge testament to the power of open data and collaboration in times of (desperate need). So, so many thanks to everyone working so tirelessly on this. 🏆 https://twitter.com/...

• @ritajking Rita J. King on x

  Margaret Mead said “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Here is a great example. https://twitter.com/...

• @angie_rasmussen Dr. Angela Rasmussen on x

  When all this is over, I will be among the loudest voices demanding that @alexismadrigal & @kissane be recognized for doing the long-term, unfathomably difficult work that they should never have had to do. They are true heroes and I don't know where we'd be without their efforts.…

• @samhorwich Sam Horwich on x

  we owe @yayitsrob @alexismadrigal @cryptomarla @JuliaKodysh @juledurg @zachlipton @thatkevee @karaoehler @karaschechtman @PeterJ_Walker @amandafrench @afgoldfarb @MplsGlen @jessicamalaty and a bunch of others an immense debt of gratitude https://twitter.com/...

• @edyong209 Ed Yong on x

  I hope this piece is just the start. What I really want is a deeply reported mag feature that centers these incredible humans & shows what their lives & those of the other volunteers have been like this yr. It's the piece I most want to write but obviously cannot. Someone should.…

• @c_althaus Christian Althaus on x

  “These systems can make quite a difference, if they are set up properly,” said Mr. Salathé. “It's a shame when they aren't given that chance.” Digital contact tracing is certainly not the silver bullet, but we should not miss to exploit its potential. https://www.wsj.com/...

• @jason @jason on x

  from @RolfeWinkler: 10 months later we can't even get gosh darn tracing apps online — this after not being able to convince folks to wear masks. what a disaster for the United States... time for new management https://www.wsj.com/...

• @marcelsalathe Marcel Salath on x

  New in the WSJ: Exposure notification technology, now available to more Americans, shows promise (with mention of @SwissCovid): https://www.wsj.com/...

• @dseetharaman Deepa Seetharaman on x

  Contract tracing apps can help slow Covid-19 infections but adoption in the U.S. is uneven, due in part to politics, @rolfewinkler writes. https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...