Forbes August 5, 2020
Elana Lyn Gross

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Virginia launched a free Covid-19 contact-tracing app Wednesday, becoming the first state to use technology Apple and Google created in May to aid in the response to the pandemic — the launch comes as public health officials have criticized the Trump administration’s objections to creating national standards for testing and contact tracing, leaving it up to the states.

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Apple and Google released underlying technology that allows public health authorities to create their own contact-tracing apps.

Virginia’s free COVIDWISE app, available in Apple and Android app stores as of Wednesday, uses Bluetooth Low Energy technology to alert users who have come into contact with an individual who has tested positive for Covid-19.

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Topics: Apps, Digital Health, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, mHealth, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Public Health / COVID, States, Technology
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