COVID-19

Sentiment analysis of social media shows how to address vaccine hesitancy in Syracuse

As more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine become available in the US, communities across the country have begun encountering vaccine hesitancy – sectors of the population that have access to doses but that express doubts, skepticism, or concerns. The ability to understand where that hesitancy comes from, and how to address it, could mean the difference between achieving herd immunity early or enduring many more months of the pandemic.

COVID-19 and the Syracuse City School District

COVID-19 and the Syracuse City School District

In order to better understand the impacts of switching to remote learning and to identify potential target areas for deployment of resources, the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) and the city of Syracuse worked together to map student locations along with access to Internet and computers.