Publicly available Victorian epidemiological data is currently insufficient. Transparency is critical for ensuring not only public health (enabling experts to review & conduct analyses) but also for accountability & good governance.

A Thread on Data.
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We really need more detail on what data the govt is collecting, beyond just counts & postcodes.

Experts calling for data from tested ppl:
- symptomatic status
- contact of a known case
- test turn around times

Not in article: health justice requires race & ethnicity data.
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Clinical & epidemiology data is critical to assess:
- if control measures & tracing are working
- the extent of local transmission
- if testing/comms are reaching right communities
- how vulnerable groups are being affected

You can see Aus data here: https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/coronavirus-covid-19-current-situation-and-case-numbers
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Timely for this: our committee @theNASEM published the below consensus study (link at thread end) with this useful table with more information on how clinical, epidemiological & viral sequence data is used and for #covid19 and for what.
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And, finally, what data is being shared nationally? Our consensus study called for a US data architecture for national data sharing, inc. virus sequences.

More detailed data: better understanding & response: save Australian lives.

5/5 https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/committee-on-data-needs-to-monitor-evolution-of-sars-cov-2">https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/...