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NPR Morning Edition: Scientist Says She Was Fired For Not Manipulating COVID-19 Data
NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to Rebekah Jones, a scientist who was fired from Florida’s health department, who is now publishing a coronavirus dashboard of her own to track the state’s COVID-19 cases.
Change in racial distribution of COVID-19 Cases, June 1-21, 2020
Change in racial distribution of COVID-19 Cases, June 1-21, 2020
Current Policies on Masks
Current Policies on Masks, From the Florida Department of Emergency Management, current as of 6/22/20.
June 21: Increases in cases across age groups
The median age of every person living in Florida is 42. The median age of all DOH cases to date is 44. And the median age of all new cases in June is also 44. Ron DeSantis has been using trends in young people getting tested to diminish the increased activity of COVID-19 across the state. Here’s why that’s not only misleading, but dangerous.
WMFE: June 18, 2020
Rebekah Jones, Former DOH Scientist, Will Keep Her COVID-19 Dashboard Going ‘As Long As I Can’
WKMG-TV (CBS-Orlando Channel 6): June 18
Fired DOH scientist builds new competing coronavirus dashboard
Public Release: June 16, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JUNE 16, 2020 For questions about this release, please email contact@FloridaCovidAction.com Key points: DOH data is usually updated through their PDF reports and public API’s by noon each day. Some of our data is automatically updated, and others we back up and verify before publishing. Our dashboard is fully updated byContinue reading “Public Release: June 16, 2020”
CBS-Miami/CNN: June 15
Former Florida Data Official Rebekah Jones Creates COVID Dashboard That Shows More Cases Than State Reports
TIME: June 15, 2020
Fired Florida Data Scientist Creates Competing COVID-19 Tracking Site and Suggests State Is Hiding Important Information