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In reverse chronological order.
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-**April 2020.** We began supporting and advising the U.S. CDC in their community-driven COVID-19 forecasting effort. This work (collaborative with the [Reich Lab](https://reichlab.io) at UMass) includes:
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* Creating and evaluating an ensemble forecast from the 70+ forecasts in the [COVID-19 Forecast Hub](https://covid19forecasthub.org), which serves as the basis of the [CDC's official communications](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/forecasting-us.html) on COVID-19 forecasting.
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* Creating a [forecast evaluation dashboard](https://delphi.cmu.edu/forecast-eval/), which provides an interactive analysis of the performance of Hub forecasters.
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-**March 2020.** We launched [COVIDcast]({{< relref "covidcast" >}}), the nation's largest public repository of diverse, real-time indicators of COVID-19 activity.
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-**March 2020.** We launched [COVIDcast]({{< relref "covidcast" >}}), the nation's largest public repository of diverse, real-time indicators of COVID-19 activity.
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* Our indicators are freely available through a [public API]({{< apiref "api/covidcast.html" >}}), which is updated daily with the latest data.
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* Several of the underlying data sources (on which these indicators are built) would not exist or be publicly available without our efforts. This includes:
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* A massive [national daily survey]({{< relref "surveys">}}) we're running in [partnership with Facebook](https://covid-survey.dataforgood.fb.com/survey_and_map_data.html). Over 20 million Americans have answered the survey since April 2020, providing real-time insights into, e.g., self-reported symptoms, mask wearing, testing, contacts, and vaccination.
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* An enormous database of medical insurance claims that have been de-identified in accordance with HIPAA privacy regulations, covering more than half the U.S. population. This data is made available by health system partners including Change Healthcare, and provides insights into disease activity through outpatient visits and hospitalizations.
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-**2019.** We became a CDC National Center of Excellence for Influenza Forecasting, one of two nationally (and a 5-year designation).
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-**2016.** We developed and deployed [influenza nowcasts](https://delphi.cmu.edu/nowcast/) for the CDC, state departments of public health, and the public.
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