Fetch hospitalisation data — get

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 incast_data object (see check_data).

Author

Cyril Geismar

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.
#> ℹ See `?save_api_key()` for details on obtaining and setting API keys.
#> This warning is displayed once every 8 hours.
#> <incast_data>
#> Target:   wk inc covid hosp
#> Series:   1 (location)
#> Window:   2020-08-08 to 2026-07-18 (7-day interval)

# Revision history for nowcasting
get_data(pathogen = "covid", geo_value = "ca", revisions = TRUE)
#> <incast_data>
#> Target:   wk inc covid hosp
#> Series:   1 (location)
#> Window:   2020-08-08 to 2026-07-18 (7-day interval)
#> History:  2024-11-17 to 2026-07-19