Data for: COVID Diaries, U.S. Media Response to COVID Vaccination Program, December 2020 to September 2021

<h3>Project Overview</h3>
<p>This portion of the COVID DIARIES project provides full bibliographic information (including original and permanent links) to media items related to the COVID-19 vaccination program, published on the official websites of 20 major U.S. news outlets, including television networks, magazines, and newspapers. It spans the period from December 2020, when states began implementing Phase 1a of the vaccine allocation plan, through September 2021, when vaccines became widely available to all adults and were frequently mandated. </p>
<p>News items were collected to preserve a contemporaneous record of how the vaccination effort was discussed across national media. The dataset enables researchers to analyze media communication strategies during a nationwide public health emergency, with the broader aim of informing more effective public health messaging through mass media. </p>
<p>This project represents a collaborative effort between the Yale School of Medicine and the Tobin Center for Economic Policy.</p>