What to Believe: Getting the Data Right on COVID-19

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Across the country, state and local officials say they are making decisions on how to respond to COVID-19 using the best data possible. However, public access to data varies widely from state to state and rarely do policymakers connect the dots for the public to justify actions such as closing businesses, shutting down public areas, or making masks mandatory. Join us for a discussion on tracking the data and the difficulty of getting access to the information that would better help us better understand the disease.

Speakers

• Kevin Roberts, Ph.D. (Moderator) – Executive Director, Texas Public Policy Foundation
• The Honorable Chuck DeVore (Panelist) – Vice President of National Initiatives, Texas Public Policy Foundation
• Carlos M. Carvalho, Ph.D. (Panelist) – Professor of Statistics, University of Texas