IHME COVID Model and Specifications
| Tracking # |
PR-2020-00689 |
| Submitted | Sept. 30, 2020 |
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From: Steven Place
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
The model and model specifications used for the COVID-19 projections, along with any changes made to the model and/or the model specifications throughout 2020.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Steven Place
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 30, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: University of Washington
October 8, 2020
Mr. Steven Place
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 103007
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144
Re: Public Records Request PR-2020-00689
Dear Mr. Place:
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your public records request on October 1, 2020. We estimate we will respond to your request by December 8, 2020. As allowed by RCW 42.56.520, if additional time is needed to locate, review or assemble documents or to notify third parties affected by your request, we will contact you.
If you need to contact us about your request, please have the request number noted above available. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact this office.
Sincerely,
Alison Swenson
Compliance Analyst
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Office of Public Records and Open Public Meetings
Mail: Roosevelt Commons-Box 354997, Seattle, WA 98195
Street: 4311 11th Ave NE, #360
From: University of Washington
Prepared for release: October 14, 2020
Mr. Steven Place
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 103007
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144
Re: Public Records Request PR-2020-00689 (COMPLETE)
Dear Mr. Place:
This email is provided in response to your public records request for Covid-19 projection records.
The records responsive to your request can be found at the links below as provided by the Public Records Act of Washington State. This concludes the University's response to your public records request. Please contact our office if you have any questions or concerns.
Current IHME Model: http://covid19.healthdata.org/
An archive of all the updates made in 2020 which explain the iteration and assumption changes: http://www.healthdata.org/covid/updates/archive
The data behind COVID-19 estimates available for download: http://www.healthdata.org/covid/data-downloads
FAQs about IHME's COVID-19 modeling and specifications: http://www.healthdata.org/covid/faqs
Sincerely,
Alison Swenson
Compliance Analyst
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Office of Public Records and Open Public Meetings
Mail: Roosevelt Commons-Box 354997, Seattle, WA 98195
Street: 4311 11th Ave NE, #360
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