Thread by @Andre__Damon

While the alarm by @DataDrivenMD at the ending of hospital COVID death reporting by the HHS prompted mass outrage, it was dismissed or ignored by much of the media.

Here, @DrWilliamKu explains why daily hospital death reporting to the HHS is critical.

1/
wsws.org/en/articles/20…

@DataDrivenMD @DrWilliamKu "There is no substitute for timely, accurate, and standardized reporting," Ku said "This is Data Science 101.”

2/

https://twitter.com/DrWilliamKu/status/1484218952356331520

@DataDrivenMD @DrWilliamKu Asked by the whether the data from HHS was simply duplicative of data compiled by the CDC, Ku replied, “HHS death data was more timely than CDC death data for the most recent seven days because CDC allows many states to report them late."
3/
wsws.org/en/articles/20…

@DataDrivenMD @DrWilliamKu “the HHS data is more uniformly reported than the CDC data, so adding FL, CA, NY, and TX... is more meaningful to get the US total when they all report the same way. The CDC has not enforced uniform reporting as rigorously so the total US is less accurate than the HHS data." 4/

@DataDrivenMD @DrWilliamKu @sarahkendzior
@leahmcelrath
@kasthomas
@jeresig
@AliAbunimah

Thank you for sharing my earlier post. Please consider sharing this thread as well.

@DataDrivenMD @DrWilliamKu Finally @kissanne and @oni_blackstock and @veebee1010 thank you for raising important questions regarding the relationship and of the HHS to CDC data, which helped hone in on just why the ending of HHS daily hospital death reporting is so important.