MedCity News September 3, 2020
The companies announced they would no longer require public health authorities to develop their own apps, but will instead offer exposure notification directly through users’ phones. The service is still opt-in.
Back in April, Apple and Google announced to much fanfare that they would develop a Covid-19 contact tracing system. The two tech rivals proposed using Bluetooth to notify smartphone users if they had been within six feet of someone who tested positive for Covid-19, using an app developed by their local public health agency.
But so far, only six states have contact tracing apps using this framework: Virginia, North Dakota, Wyoming, Alabama, Arizona and Nevada.
Now, Apple and Google are trying to make things a bit easier for public...
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