就在美國衛(wèi)生官員努力讓人們更快地接種新冠疫苗之際,一些人接種第二針疫苗的時間已經(jīng)到了。
因此,誰會負責(zé)跟蹤,以確保人們能夠及時地進行第二次接種,并獲得正確的劑量?哪些人可以看到這些信息?
在這起全美最大的疫苗接種事件中,上述問題只是衛(wèi)生官員一直在盡力解決的眾多后勤問題之一。美國使用的首批新冠疫苗要求接種兩次,期間需要間隔數(shù)周的時間。其他正在研發(fā)中的疫苗可能并不需要接種兩次,但保存接種記錄的方式應(yīng)該是一樣的。
讓我們來看一下當(dāng)局如何跟蹤疫苗接種情況?
我在接種第一針時需要提供什么信息?
一旦疫苗在接下來數(shù)月內(nèi)廣泛鋪開之后,可供接種的藥房、醫(yī)療診所或醫(yī)生辦公室就會要求接種者提供基本信息,例如姓名、出生日期和性別。
他們可能還會向你索要其他信息,例如你的種族以及任何可能讓你成為新冠重癥高風(fēng)險人群的健康問題。然而,具體需要提供哪些信息取決于接種地點。
疫苗是免費的,但有醫(yī)療保險的人可能需要提供保險信息。
是否會有人提醒我接種第二針疫苗?
接種者會獲得一張接種記錄卡,上面寫著其在何時何地接種的第一針以及接種的什么疫苗。藥房、診所和醫(yī)生辦公室還有可能會通過短信、郵件或電話發(fā)送提示。
第二次接種日期無需精確到某一天。輝瑞(Pfizer)疫苗接種的間隔時間應(yīng)該是三周,Moderna疫苗為四周。然而,美國疾病控制與預(yù)防中心(U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,以下簡稱CDC)指出,第二次接種只要在這個間隔的四天之內(nèi)就沒有問題。
是否會有接種記錄存檔?
疫苗接種服務(wù)提供商應(yīng)該會在其系統(tǒng)中保存你的接種記錄。他們還會將這一信息提供給現(xiàn)有的州或當(dāng)?shù)孛庖呓臃N登記部門,這些部門會記錄兒童時期和其他疫苗接種情況。記錄中將列出接種過哪些疫苗、何時接種等具體信息。
因此,如果你前往城市的不同藥房注射第二針疫苗,他們應(yīng)該能夠查到你第一次接種的具體信息。
為了讓衛(wèi)生官員了解全美疫苗接種情況,這些地方登記部門還會向CDC提供接種信息。
CDC都將獲得什么信息?
這個問題一直都很難回答。
CDC希望地方衛(wèi)生官員提供接種人的姓名、出生日期、性別等信息。
然而,很多州都以隱私顧慮為理由來搪塞,而且在第一批疫苗用盡之前的最后幾周內(nèi)還在孜孜不倦地與CDC商討其數(shù)據(jù)分享協(xié)議。
猶他州的疫苗登記部門經(jīng)理瓊?雷德表示,他預(yù)計大多數(shù)州在發(fā)送數(shù)據(jù)時都會刪掉個人信息。然而至于具體會分享哪些信息,各州可能有各自的做法。
科羅拉多州的國土安全和緊急事件管理部門總監(jiān)凱文?科倫說:“我們有自己的州立法律,必須遵守?!?/p>
費城稱該市同意上報年齡,但不會上報出生日期或姓名。
該市的疫苗登記部門經(jīng)理阿拉斯?伊斯拉姆說:“我們將向其提供我們認為合適的內(nèi)容?!比欢€說,自己希望在接種范圍不斷擴大之際收到CDC有關(guān)該問題的反饋。
CDC還希望獲得接種人的種族和族裔信息。然而,美國藥劑師協(xié)會(American Pharmacists Association)的米切爾?羅斯霍爾茲指出,一些提供商無權(quán)搜集這類信息,因此也就沒有詢問這類信息。
費城表示,該市要求提供商盡可能地提供種族和族裔數(shù)據(jù),并分享給CDC。該市稱,到目前為止約80%的接種人群都提供了這一信息,而且這個比例有望繼續(xù)增長。
為什么CDC希望獲取我的接種信息?
聯(lián)邦官員稱,他們需要數(shù)據(jù)來跟蹤全美的疫苗接種效果,并了解哪些地區(qū)和群體可能需要更多的疫苗。
為了實現(xiàn)這一點,CDC稱自己將把這些沒有具體身份信息的數(shù)據(jù)注入一個名為Tiberius的項目,該項目由Palantir開發(fā),該項目還有另一個名稱,被用于跟蹤新冠病例的住院情況。有鑒于各州對數(shù)據(jù)使用協(xié)議的更改,我們尚不清楚該項目可以提供哪方面的洞見。
科羅拉多州聯(lián)邦政府新冠疫苗開發(fā)促進事務(wù)技術(shù)負責(zé)人R.J.?米克什此前曾經(jīng)表示:“數(shù)據(jù)的內(nèi)容會有一些差別,如今,我們即將完成這些數(shù)據(jù)分析?!?/p>
美國衛(wèi)生和人類服務(wù)部(HHS)的官員并未詳述他們計劃在什么時候公布哪些信息。
當(dāng)局如何保護數(shù)據(jù)?
一份發(fā)往各州的數(shù)據(jù)協(xié)議顯示,各州和各市收集的接種信息將進入CDC名為新冠疫情信息交換所的數(shù)據(jù)庫,該交換所將對信息進行“加密和存儲”。
該協(xié)議稱,CDC將“采取所有合理的舉措來確保數(shù)據(jù)的安全性”,而且該機構(gòu)在獲得地方司法部門同意之前不得訪問任何個人識別信息。聯(lián)邦衛(wèi)生官員表示,如果人們在第二次接種時恰好在美國的其他地區(qū),這些數(shù)據(jù)將派上用場。
然而費城的伊斯拉姆稱,如果當(dāng)局沒有具體說明將如何確保數(shù)據(jù)的安全性,那么該市會選擇分享那些沒有身份識別內(nèi)容的信息。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:馮豐
審校:夏林
就在美國衛(wèi)生官員努力讓人們更快地接種新冠疫苗之際,一些人接種第二針疫苗的時間已經(jīng)到了。
因此,誰會負責(zé)跟蹤,以確保人們能夠及時地進行第二次接種,并獲得正確的劑量?哪些人可以看到這些信息?
在這起全美最大的疫苗接種事件中,上述問題只是衛(wèi)生官員一直在盡力解決的眾多后勤問題之一。美國使用的首批新冠疫苗要求接種兩次,期間需要間隔數(shù)周的時間。其他正在研發(fā)中的疫苗可能并不需要接種兩次,但保存接種記錄的方式應(yīng)該是一樣的。
讓我們來看一下當(dāng)局如何跟蹤疫苗接種情況?
我在接種第一針時需要提供什么信息?
一旦疫苗在接下來數(shù)月內(nèi)廣泛鋪開之后,可供接種的藥房、醫(yī)療診所或醫(yī)生辦公室就會要求接種者提供基本信息,例如姓名、出生日期和性別。
他們可能還會向你索要其他信息,例如你的種族以及任何可能讓你成為新冠重癥高風(fēng)險人群的健康問題。然而,具體需要提供哪些信息取決于接種地點。
疫苗是免費的,但有醫(yī)療保險的人可能需要提供保險信息。
是否會有人提醒我接種第二針疫苗?
接種者會獲得一張接種記錄卡,上面寫著其在何時何地接種的第一針以及接種的什么疫苗。藥房、診所和醫(yī)生辦公室還有可能會通過短信、郵件或電話發(fā)送提示。
第二次接種日期無需精確到某一天。輝瑞(Pfizer)疫苗接種的間隔時間應(yīng)該是三周,Moderna疫苗為四周。然而,美國疾病控制與預(yù)防中心(U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,以下簡稱CDC)指出,第二次接種只要在這個間隔的四天之內(nèi)就沒有問題。
是否會有接種記錄存檔?
疫苗接種服務(wù)提供商應(yīng)該會在其系統(tǒng)中保存你的接種記錄。他們還會將這一信息提供給現(xiàn)有的州或當(dāng)?shù)孛庖呓臃N登記部門,這些部門會記錄兒童時期和其他疫苗接種情況。記錄中將列出接種過哪些疫苗、何時接種等具體信息。
因此,如果你前往城市的不同藥房注射第二針疫苗,他們應(yīng)該能夠查到你第一次接種的具體信息。
為了讓衛(wèi)生官員了解全美疫苗接種情況,這些地方登記部門還會向CDC提供接種信息。
CDC都將獲得什么信息?
這個問題一直都很難回答。
CDC希望地方衛(wèi)生官員提供接種人的姓名、出生日期、性別等信息。
然而,很多州都以隱私顧慮為理由來搪塞,而且在第一批疫苗用盡之前的最后幾周內(nèi)還在孜孜不倦地與CDC商討其數(shù)據(jù)分享協(xié)議。
猶他州的疫苗登記部門經(jīng)理瓊?雷德表示,他預(yù)計大多數(shù)州在發(fā)送數(shù)據(jù)時都會刪掉個人信息。然而至于具體會分享哪些信息,各州可能有各自的做法。
科羅拉多州的國土安全和緊急事件管理部門總監(jiān)凱文?科倫說:“我們有自己的州立法律,必須遵守?!?/p>
費城稱該市同意上報年齡,但不會上報出生日期或姓名。
該市的疫苗登記部門經(jīng)理阿拉斯?伊斯拉姆說:“我們將向其提供我們認為合適的內(nèi)容?!比欢€說,自己希望在接種范圍不斷擴大之際收到CDC有關(guān)該問題的反饋。
CDC還希望獲得接種人的種族和族裔信息。然而,美國藥劑師協(xié)會(American Pharmacists Association)的米切爾?羅斯霍爾茲指出,一些提供商無權(quán)搜集這類信息,因此也就沒有詢問這類信息。
費城表示,該市要求提供商盡可能地提供種族和族裔數(shù)據(jù),并分享給CDC。該市稱,到目前為止約80%的接種人群都提供了這一信息,而且這個比例有望繼續(xù)增長。
為什么CDC希望獲取我的接種信息?
聯(lián)邦官員稱,他們需要數(shù)據(jù)來跟蹤全美的疫苗接種效果,并了解哪些地區(qū)和群體可能需要更多的疫苗。
為了實現(xiàn)這一點,CDC稱自己將把這些沒有具體身份信息的數(shù)據(jù)注入一個名為Tiberius的項目,該項目由Palantir開發(fā),該項目還有另一個名稱,被用于跟蹤新冠病例的住院情況。有鑒于各州對數(shù)據(jù)使用協(xié)議的更改,我們尚不清楚該項目可以提供哪方面的洞見。
科羅拉多州聯(lián)邦政府新冠疫苗開發(fā)促進事務(wù)技術(shù)負責(zé)人R.J.?米克什此前曾經(jīng)表示:“數(shù)據(jù)的內(nèi)容會有一些差別,如今,我們即將完成這些數(shù)據(jù)分析?!?/p>
美國衛(wèi)生和人類服務(wù)部(HHS)的官員并未詳述他們計劃在什么時候公布哪些信息。
當(dāng)局如何保護數(shù)據(jù)?
一份發(fā)往各州的數(shù)據(jù)協(xié)議顯示,各州和各市收集的接種信息將進入CDC名為新冠疫情信息交換所的數(shù)據(jù)庫,該交換所將對信息進行“加密和存儲”。
該協(xié)議稱,CDC將“采取所有合理的舉措來確保數(shù)據(jù)的安全性”,而且該機構(gòu)在獲得地方司法部門同意之前不得訪問任何個人識別信息。聯(lián)邦衛(wèi)生官員表示,如果人們在第二次接種時恰好在美國的其他地區(qū),這些數(shù)據(jù)將派上用場。
然而費城的伊斯拉姆稱,如果當(dāng)局沒有具體說明將如何確保數(shù)據(jù)的安全性,那么該市會選擇分享那些沒有身份識別內(nèi)容的信息。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:馮豐
審校:夏林
As U.S. health officials try to get COVID-19 vaccines to people more quickly, it’s already time for some people to get their second shots.
So who's keeping track to make sure you get the correct second dose, and on time? And who can see that information?
It’s one of the many logistical issues health officials have been sorting out to pull off the country’s largest vaccination campaign. The first COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S. require two doses taken weeks apart. Other vaccines in the pipeline might not require two doses, but the record keeping for those would work the same way.
Here’s a look at how vaccinations are being tracked.
What's needed for my first shot?
Once vaccines become widely available in coming months, the pharmacy, health clinic or doctor's office where you get your shot will ask for basic information, such as your name, date of birth and gender.
You might also be asked for other information, such as your race and any health condition that could put you at higher risk for a severe case of COVID-19. But exactly what you're asked about will vary depending on where you go.
The shots are free, but you'll likely be asked for your insurance information if you have it.
Will I get a reminder for the second shot?
You'll get a vaccination record card that says when and where you got your first shot, and what kind it was. Pharmacies, clinics and doctor's offices will also likely send reminders, including by text, email or phone.
The timing doesn't have to be exact. The Pfizer doses are supposed to be three weeks apart, and the Moderna doses four weeks apart. But the CDC notes that doses given within four days of those milestones are fine.
Will there be a record of my vaccination?
Providers should have a record of your vaccination in their systems. They'll also be entering the information into existing state or local immunization registries, which are used to record childhood and other vaccinations. That will include details like which vaccine you got, and when.
So if you go to a pharmacy in another part of town for your second shot, they should be able to look up the details of your first.
To give health officials a national picture of vaccination efforts, those local registries will also be feeding information to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What is being shared with the CDC?
That’s been a sticking point.
The CDC wanted information including names, dates of birth and gender of people vaccinated from local health officials.
But many states pushed back, citing privacy concerns, and were still hammering out their data-sharing agreements with the CDC in the final weeks before the first vaccine shipments went out.
Jon Reid, manager of the vaccine registry in Utah, said he expected most states to send data with personal information removed. But exactly what’s shared could vary.
“We have our own state laws that we need to be consistent with,” said Kevin Klein, director of Colorado’s division of homeland security and emergency management.
Philadelphia said it agreed to report ages, for example, but not birth dates or names.
“We are going to send them what we think is appropriate,” said Aras Islam, manager of the city's vaccine registry. But he said he expects to hear back from the CDC on the issue as vaccinations expand.
The CDC had also wanted information on people's race and ethnicity. But some providers aren't set up to collect that information and the information isn't required, said Mitchel Rothholz of the American Pharmacists Association.
Philadelphia says it's asking providers to enter data on race and ethnicity if they can, and sharing that with the CDC. The city says about 80% of cases so far include that information and that the percentage is expected to climb.
Why does the CDC want my vaccination information?
Federal officials say they need data to track vaccination efforts nationally and to identify regions or groups that might need more shipments.
To do that, the CDC says it will feed data without identifying details into a program called Tiberius, which is made by Palantir and is also being used to track COVID-19 hospitalizations under a different name. It's not yet clear what insights the program will be able to offer, given the changes states made to their data use agreements.
“There will be some data variability, and we’re working through that analysis right now,” Col. R.J. Mikesh, the technology lead for the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine development push, said previously.
HHS officials haven't detailed what information they plan to make public, and when.
How will data be protected?
Vaccination information from states and cities will go into a CDC data repository called the COVID-19 Clearinghouse, which will “encrypt and store" the information, according to a data agreement sent to states.
The agreement says the CDC will “take all reasonable measures to secure" the data, and that the agency wouldn't be able to access any personally identifiable information without the permission of local jurisdictions. Federal health officials have said the data could also be useful if people happen to be in another part of the country for the second shot.
But without more details on how data might be secured, Islam in Philadelphia said the city opted to share information without any identifying information.