Healthcare Innovation November 5, 2020
Rajiv Leventhal

Most Americans say they would with some parts of contact tracing programs, but others are reluctant to engage fully with public health authorities, a new comprehensive analysis reveals

Contact tracing continues to be regarded as a key element of any successful COVID-19 response plan, but a new survey from Pew Research Center finds that Americans have a variety of views that could complicate the ongoing efforts of public health authorities battling the outbreak.

Contact tracing—identifying individuals who may have come into contact with an infected person and then collecting data on these contacts—has helped stop previous deadly outbreaks, but the current COVID-19 virus presents a far greater challenge given that there’s been millions of confirmed cases in the U.S....

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