Documenting COVID-19

Record Set(s)

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services delta mask mandate study

Date Updated: December 1, 2021

Date Added: December 1, 2021

MO

Highlighted Documents: DHSS masked versus unmasked case rate study results DHSS masked versus unmasked death rate study results

Principal Subject: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

On Nov. 1, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's office requested the state's Department of Health and Senior Services for data showing the effectiveness of mask mandates on COVID-19 case and death rates during the summer and fall 2021 delta variant surge. Two days later, the health department responded with two plot graphs showing the difference in masked jurisdictions (St. Louis and St. Louis County, Kansas City and Jackson County) and the rest of the state, which mostly do not have mask policies.

Date Range: November 1 to November 3, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (2 separate files, 4 pages) and .png (attached screenshots of study results)

Southern Nevada Health District COVID-19 breakthrough internal emails and data

Date Updated: October 26, 2021

Date Added: October 25, 2021

Clark County, NV

Principal Subject: Dr. Fermin Leguen, director, Southern Nevada Health District

This material includes the Southern Nevada Health District's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 breakthrough cases, including limited data on breakthrough cases by occupation.

Date Range: August 20, 2011

Format Details: .pst (75 emails, duplicative material included)

Southern Nevada Health District COVID-19 breakthrough case by occupation data update

Date Updated: October 26, 2021

Date Added: October 26, 2021

Clark County, NV

Principal Subject: Dr. Fermin Leguen, director, Southern Nevada Health District

This data was received in follow-up request to data found in a request to the Southern Nevada Health District for internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 breakthrough cases. A month after receiving those emails, with this data as an attachment in one email, we requested the data again and updated to its most current standing.

Date Range: September 27 to October 15, 2021

Format Details: .jpg (screenshot of table)

Webster County Health Department COVID-19 delta variant emails

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

Webster, MO

Principal Subject: Scott Allen, Webster County Health Administrator

This material includes the Webster Health Department's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the Delta or India-originated strain of the virus.

Date Range: June 2 to July 9

Format Details: Zip, pdf, eml (46.6 MB)

St. Joseph City Health Department COVID-19 delta variant emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

St. Joseph, MO

Principal Subject: Debra Bradley, St. Joseph Health Director

This material includes the St. Joseph Health Department's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the Delta or India-originated strain of the virus.

Date Range: June 2 to July 7 2021

Format Details: .pst (30.8MB)

Livingston County Health Department COVID-19 delta variant emails

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

Livingston, MO

Principal Subject: Sherry Weldon, Livingston Health Center Administrator

This material includes the Livingston Health Center internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the Delta or India-originated strain of the virus.

Date Range: June 21 to June 25

Format Details: pdf (16 pages, 465 KB)

Joplin County Health Department COVID-19 variant emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

Joplin City, MO

Principal Subject: Ryan Talken, City of Joplin Health Department Director

This material includes the Joplic City Health Department internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the Delta or India-originated strain of the virus.

Date Range: June 2 to June 23 2021

Format Details: pdf ( 163 pages, 24.1 MB, duplicative material)

Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services COVID-19 Delta variant response and internal emails

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 11, 2021

Columbia/Boone County, MO

Principal Subject: Stephanie Browning, director of Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services

This material includes the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the Delta or India-originated strain of the virus.

Date Range: June 1 to June 30, 2021

Format Details: .pdf with embedded attachments (1,799 pages, 56.3 MB, duplicative material)

Jefferson County Health Department COVID-19 delta variant internal emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

Jefferson, MO

Principal Subject: Kelly Volmar, Jefferson County Health Department Director

This material includes the Jefferson County Health Department internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the Delta or India-originated strain of the virus.

Date Range: June 7 to June 29 2021

Format Details: pdf (206 pages, 4.9MB, duplicative material)

Andrew County Health Department COVID-19 Delta Variant Internal Emails and Response

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

Andrew, MO

Principal Subject: Andrew Hoffman, Andrew County Health Department Director

This material includes the Andrew County Health Department internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the Delta or India-originated strain of the virus.

Date Range: June 2 to July 7

Format Details: pdf, (240 pages, 19.5 MB, duplicative material)

Taney County Health Department COVID-19 Delta variant internal emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

Taney County, MO

Principal Subject: Lisa Marshall, director of the Taney County Health Department

This material includes the Taney County Health Department internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the Delta or India-originated strain of the virus.

Date Range: June 1 to July 1, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (440 pages, 120. 7 MB, duplicative material)

Bay County Health Department COVID-19 variant response emails and memos

Date Updated: June 1, 2021

Date Added: June 1, 2021

Bay County, MI

Principal Subject: Bay County Public Health Officer Joel Strasz

This material includes the Bay County Health Department's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the U.K. B.1.1.7 strain of the virus.

Date Range: March 1 to May 14, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (676 pages, 34.1 MB)

St. Clair County Health Department COVID-19 variant response emails and memos

Date Updated: June 1, 2021

Date Added: June 1, 2021

St. Clair County, MI

Principal Subject: St. Clair County Medical Health Officer Dr. Annette Mercatante

This material includes the St. Clair County Health Department's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the Brazilian P.1 variant of the virus.

Date Range: March 1 to May 7, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (1,349 pages, 419.2 MB)

Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency OptumServe emails

Date Updated: May 24, 2021

Date Added: May 20, 2021

Tulare County, CA

Principal Subject: OptumServe

This material includes the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency internal emails, memos and notes related to OptumServe vaccination and testing sites.

Date Range: March 24 to May 4, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (17 pages)

Illinois Department of Public Health March 8, 2021, meeting minutes

Date Updated: May 12, 2021

Date Added: May 12, 2021

IL

Principal Subject: Illinois Department of Public Health

This document set contains Illinois Department of Public Health meeting minutes from a March 8, 2021, call with local health department officials throughout the state of Illinois.

Date Range: March 8, 2021

Format Details: .pdf, 4 pages

Monterey County Health Department COVID-19 vaccine response emails

Date Updated: May 5, 2021

Date Added: May 5, 2021

Monterey County, CA

Principal Subject: Dr. Edward Moreno, health officer of the Monterey County Health Department

This material includes the Monterey County Health Department's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 vaccines, including its work to vaccinate the county's 64,000 farmworkers.

Date Range: January 1 to March 21, 2021

Format Details: zipped compilation of .pdf, .msg and .docx files (37.5 MB)

FEMA Vaccine Administration Unit Costs Worksheet

Date Updated: May 5, 2021

Date Added: May 4, 2021

IL

Principal Subject: Illinois Department of Public Health

This spreadsheet, the FEMA Vaccine Administration Unit Costs Worksheet, features internal calculations prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and obtained by the Documenting COVID-19 project from the Illinois Department of Public Health in collaboration with the Chicago Sun-Times.

Date Range: January 1 to May 2, 2021

Format Details: zipped file of .csv spreadsheet

Ingham County Health Department COVID-19 variant emails and contact tracing notes

Date Updated: April 17, 2021

Date Added: April 17, 2021

Ingham County, MI

Principal Subject: Dr. Adenike Shoyinka, medical director of the Ingham County Health Department

This material includes the Ingham County Health Department's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the U.K. B.1.1.7 strain of the virus.

Date Range: February 1 to April 5, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (596 pages, duplicative material, 87 MB)

Washtenaw County Health Department COVID-19 variant emails and contact tracing notes

Date Updated: April 17, 2021

Date Added: April 17, 2021

Washtenaw County, MI

Principal Subject: Washtenaw County Health Officer Jimena Loveluck

This material includes the Washtenaw County Health Department's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the U.K. B.1.1.7 strain of the virus.

Date Range: December 15, 2020, to February 17, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (490 pages, duplicative material, 84.5 MB)

New Mexico CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: March 17, 2021

Date Added: March 17, 2021

NM

Principal Subject: State of New Mexico, New Mexico Department of Health

A copy of New Mexico's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 4, 2020

New York State CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: March 17, 2021

Date Added: March 17, 2021

NY

Principal Subject: New York State, New York State Department of Health

A copy of New York State's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 5, 2020

New Hampshire CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: March 17, 2021

Date Added: March 17, 2021

NH

Principal Subject: State of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, New Hampshire Immunization Information System

A copy of New Hampshire's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 4, 2020

Missouri CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: March 16, 2021

Date Added: March 16, 2021

MO

Principal Subject: State of Missouri, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

A copy of Missouri's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: October 23, 2020

Arizona CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 10, 2021

AZ

Principal Subject: State of Arizona, Department of Health Services

A copy of Arizona's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: November 17, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (22 pages)

Alaska CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 10, 2021

AK

Principal Subject: State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services

A copy of Alaska's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 10, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (22 pages)

District of Columbia CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 10, 2021

DC

Principal Subject: District of Columbia, Department of Health

A copy of the District of Columbia's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: November 17, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (24 pages)

Connecticut CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 10, 2021

CT

Principal Subject: State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health Immunization Information System

A copy of Connecticut's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: November 1, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (22 pages)

Colorado CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 10, 2021

CO

Principal Subject: State of Colorado, Department of Public Health and Environment

A copy of Colorado's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: November 16, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (21 pages)

California CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 10, 2021

CA

Principal Subject: State of California, Department of Public Health

A copy of California's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 5, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (26 pages)

Wyoming CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

WY

Principal Subject: State of Wyoming, Department of Health

A copy of Wyoming's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: November 6, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (14 pages)

Wisconsin CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

WI

Principal Subject: State of Wisconsin, Department of Health Services

A copy of Wisconsin's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: November 16, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (22 pages)

West Virginia CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

WV

Principal Subject: State of West Virginia, Department of Health and Human Resources

A copy of West Virginia's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Format Details: .pdf (14 pages)

Washington CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

WA

Principal Subject: State of Washington, Department of Health

A copy of Washington's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 4, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (25 pages)

Vermont CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

VT

Principal Subject: State of Vermont, Department of Health

A copy of Vermont's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: November 16, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (22 pages)

Utah CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

UT

Principal Subject: State of Utah, Department of Health

A copy of Utah's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: November 18, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (82 pages)

Texas CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

TX

Principal Subject: State of Texas, Department of State Health Services

A copy of Texas' Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: November 30, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (24 pages)

Tennessee CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

TN

Principal Subject: State of Tennessee, Department of Health

A copy of Tennessee's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: November 2, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (15 pages)

South Dakota CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

SD

Principal Subject: State of South Dakota, Department of Health

A copy of South Dakota's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Format Details: .pdf (10 pages)

North Carolina CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

NC

Principal Subject: State of North Carolina, Department of Health and Human Services

A copy of North Carolina's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 7, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (25 pages)

New Hampshire CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

NH

Principal Subject: State of New Hampshire, Department of Health and Human Services

A copy of Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 4, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (24 pages)

Rhode Island CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

RI

Principal Subject: State of Rhode Island, Department of Health

A copy of Rhode Island's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: October 27, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (14 pages)

Pennsylvania CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

PA

Principal Subject: State of Pennsylvania, Department of Health

A copy of Pennsylvania's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: November 16, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (22 pages)

Oregon CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

OR

Principal Subject: State of Oregon, Oregon Health Authority

A copy of Oregon's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 4, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (22 pages)

New Jersey CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

NJ

Principal Subject: State of New Jersey, Department of Health

A copy of New Jersey's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 7, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (25 pages)

Nebraska CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

NE

Principal Subject: State of Nebraska, Department of Health and Human Servies

A copy of Nebraska's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: October 29, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (14 pages)

Mississippi CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

MS

Principal Subject: State of Mississippi, Department of Health

A copy of Mississippi's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: November 18, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (14 pages)

Michigan CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 10, 2021

Date Added: February 10, 2021

MI

Principal Subject: State of Michigan, Department of Health and Human Services

A copy of Michigan's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 2, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (22 pages)

Massachusetts CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 10, 2021

Date Added: February 10, 2021

MA

Principal Subject: State of Massachusetts, Department of Public Health

A copy of Massachusetts' Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 4, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (25 pages)

Idaho CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 10, 2021

Date Added: February 10, 2021

ID

Principal Subject: State of Idaho, Department of Health and Welfare

A copy of Idaho's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 11, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (24 pages)

Kentucky CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 10, 2021

Date Added: February 10, 2021

KY

Principal Subject: State of Kentucky, Department for Public Health

A copy of Kentucky's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: November 2, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (441 pages)

Indiana CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 10, 2021

Date Added: February 10, 2021

IN

Principal Subject: State of Indiana, Department of Health

A copy of Indiana's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Format Details: .pdf (22 pages)

Illinois CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 10, 2021

Date Added: February 10, 2021

IL

Principal Subject: State of Illinois, Department of Public Health

A copy of Illinois' Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 2, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (22 pages)

Guam CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 10, 2021

Date Added: February 10, 2021

GU

Principal Subject: Guam, Department of Health and Human Services

A copy of Guam's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Format Details: .pdf (14 pages)

Georgia CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 10, 2021

Date Added: February 10, 2021

GA

Principal Subject: State of Georgia, Department of Public Health

A copy of Georgia's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 2, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (25 pages)

Fulton County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine emails and response

Date Updated: December 22, 2020

Date Added: December 22, 2020

Fulton County, GA

Principal Subject: District Health Director Lynn Paxton

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Fulton County District Health Director Lynn Paxton regarding local response to the COVID-19 Vaccine.

Date Range: April 23 to October 2, 2020

Format Details: (.pdf, 472 pages)

Nebraska Governor's Office COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: November 13, 2020

Date Added: November 12, 2020

NE

Principal Subject: Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts

This material includes emails and underlying attachments sent to, from or copied to Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts, regarding COVID-19 vaccine distribution and planning.

Date Range: August 16 to September 25, 2020

Format Details: (.pdf, 226 pages)

Oregon's Governor's Office COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: November 12, 2020

Date Added: November 12, 2020

OR

Principal Subject: Oregon Governor Kate Brown

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon, regarding the Covid-19 vaccine.

Date Range: August 3 to September 17, 2020

Format Details: (.pdf, 341 pages)

Mecklenburg County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine emails and response

Date Updated: November 12, 2020

Date Added: November 12, 2020

Mecklenburg County, NC

Principal Subject: Public Health Director Gibbie Harris

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Gibbie Harris, public health director for Mecklenburg County, regarding the Covid-19 vaccine.

Date Range: August 26, 2020 - September 10, 2020

Format Details: PDF, 545

Mecklenburg County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine emails and response

Date Updated: November 12, 2020

Date Added: November 12, 2020

Mecklenburg County, NC

Principal Subject: Public Health Director Gibbie Harris

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Gibbie Harris, public health director for Mecklenburg County, regarding the Covid-19 vaccine.

Date Range: Sept. 17, 2020 - September 30, 2020

Format Details: PDF, 1282

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