Once again as I set out to collect Covid-related data for multiple countries (in this case vaccine coverage), I find myself marvelling at how much better the UK data is in terms of granularity, frequency & clarity. PHE & NHS really are world-leading in a lot of this stuff.
Plus a very big shout-out to the @opensafely team in this case, who are doing amazing work in this space that — from what I can see — is unrivalled elsewhere.
To be fair part of the issue here is many countries simply don’t collect data on race — in any context, not just Covid — which is ... quite something.
As someone once said, "what’s counted, counts". I guess if you don’t measure health inequalities, you won’t find any 🤷♂️
As someone once said, "what’s counted, counts". I guess if you don’t measure health inequalities, you won’t find any 🤷♂️
Even in the US, months into the vaccination campaign it’s impossible to answer the question "what percentage of black people have been vaccinated, and how does that compare to white people?"
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