PropertyValue
?:author
?:datePublished
  • 2021-05-23 (xsd:date)
?:headline
  • Are 'National Immunization Survey' Calls From the CDC Legit? (en)
?:inLanguage
?:itemReviewed
?:mentions
?:reviewBody
  • In May 2021, as more than a million Americans a day continued to receive vaccinations aimed at saving lives and stemming the COVID-19 pandemic, people began reporting that they had received unsolicited phone calls from a source identifying itself as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and asking for personal information for a national immunization survey. In social media conversations, some expressed skepticism about the origin and purpose of the calls. Some even claimed they blocked the caller's phone number. Snopes readers have inquired about the legitimacy of these phone calls. According to the CDC's website, the National Immunization Survey is real, and phone calls on behalf of that survey originating from the following Chicago numbers are legit: Participation in these surveys, which have been conducted since 2005 by the nonpartisan and objective research organization NORC at the University of Chicago, is entirely voluntary and participants' names and private information are kept confidential in accordance with federal law, the CDC says. Prospective participants are chosen at random. Although current participants are likely to be asked if they've received a COVID-19 vaccination in particular, the surveys were designed to track participation in a range of inoculation programs (a module with COVID-19 questions wasn't added until April 2021). People with questions or concerns about the National Immunization Survey can contact the survey administrators as NORC directly, the CDC says: More information about the National Immunization Survey is available from the CDC's website and NORC. If you have doubts about the legitimacy of a phone call you have received claiming to be on behalf of the CDC, you can call the survey contractor toll free at 1-877-220-4805 to verify. (en)
?:reviewRating
rdf:type
?:url