Government virus expert Anthony Fauci told reporters at a press conference on Friday that contact search efforts to contain the coronavirus “are not working.” Because it is important: Without a vaccine, contact case tracking is the best tool available to stop the spread of an outbreak. But understaffed public health …
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The Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services in conjunction with Parkland Health & Hospital System announced the launch of an automated contact locator system. Called COVID-19 Confidential Contact Tracing and Reporting System, it was developed by Parkland and the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation. The news of the …
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Recent posts on social media (which I won’t link to, but you can easily find them with a Twitter search) They claim that Apple and Google are installing contact tracking apps on your phone without your permission. The posts show even compelling screenshots and allude to statements made by both …
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The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert Redfield, told Congress Tuesday that the United States has about 28,000 contact trackers, which do not reach the 100,000 needed to track the spread of the coronavirus. Redfield told a House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing …
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