Weekly Cumulative Updated 2023-24 COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, by Race and Ethnicity, Me

Weekly cumulative data from September 2023 onward, tracking updated COVID-19 vaccination coverage among Medicare Fee-For-Service beneficiaries aged 65 years and older, broken down by race and ethnicity. The dataset is sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Chronic Conditions Warehouse and published via data.cdc.gov. It was last updated on May 22, 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in vaccination coverage using Week Ending, MMWR Week, and Estimate columns.
• Compare vaccination rates across demographic groups using the Race and Ethnicity column.
• Assess data reporting lags by comparing Week Ending and CMS Data As of Date columns.
• Track annual vaccination progress within the 2023-24 season using MMWR Year and Week Ending columns.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administrative claims.
• Provides weekly granularity for tracking temporal trends via the Week Ending and MMWR Week columns.
• Focuses on a high-priority demographic group: Medicare Fee-For-Service beneficiaries aged 65 years and older.

Limitations

• Row count and total data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Chronic Conditions Warehouse.

Collection Method

Estimated coverage assessed using Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) administrative claims data.

Time Range

Weekly data starting from September 2023 (the 2023-24 season).

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-22 19:39:56.

Geography

United States.