Public health experts say that even as cases go down, contact tracing is one of the keys to controlling COVID-19.
Research from the UK presented in Nature found thatCalifornia launched CA Notify, a smartphone-based, in partnership with Google and Apple. The app has been activated by 10.5 million Californians -- less than 30% of the 39.5 million population -- and over 116,000 users visited the CA Notify website after receiving an exposure notification, according to the state's department of health.
Boyette also warned that over-reliance on these smartphone applications may leave some people out or give false sense of security in low-use settings.for people who don't speak English, may be overly complicated, and don't always link to a testing site.in public health workers for pandemic preparedness and response.
Many public health departments now employ thousands of contact tracers in jobs they created during the early months of the pandemic. But as COVID-19 cases continue to decline, some have questioned whether those jobs are here to stay.Ambulnz, mobile Covid 19 testing van is set up in Kissena Park, Flushing Queens, New York.
Current contact tracing capacity may be more than needed because cases are lower, but that the same workforce could be used to improve overall health in their communities, said Dr. Josh Sharfstein, vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
According to Long, NYC plans to use its 4,000 contact tracers to establish a NYC Public Health Core to improve public health permanently and sustainably.
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