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Fetch confirmed US hospital admissions (COVID-19, influenza or RSV) from NHSN via pub_covidcast.

Usage

get_data(pathogen, geo_value, revisions = FALSE)

Arguments

pathogen

One of "covid", "flu" or "rsv".

geo_value

Geographic value(s) to fetch, as per pub_covidcast.

revisions

Logical. If TRUE, fetch the full revision history needed by get_ncast. Default FALSE (latest only).

Value

An accidda_data object (see check_data).

Examples

get_data(pathogen = "covid", geo_value = "ny")
#> Warning: No API key found. You will be limited to non-complex queries and encounter rate
#> limits if you proceed.
#>  See `?save_api_key()` for details on obtaining and setting API keys.
#> This warning is displayed once every 8 hours.
#> <accidda_data>
#> 
#> Location: NY 
#> Target:   wk inc covid hosp 
#> Window:   2020-08-08 to 2026-06-06 ( 305 dates )
#> Interval: 7 days
#> History:  FALSE

# Revision history for nowcasting
get_data(pathogen = "covid", geo_value = "ca", revisions = TRUE)
#> <accidda_data>
#> 
#> Location: CA 
#> Target:   wk inc covid hosp 
#> Window:   2020-08-08 to 2026-06-06 ( 305 dates )
#> Interval: 7 days
#> History:  TRUE ( 2024-11-17 to 2026-06-07 )