THREAD on #ContactTracing. Slow progress, workforce challenges, and lack of coordination implementing a critical intervention to reopening America. Many aspects are "All over the map," except there is no map for most of it. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/sunday-review/coronavirus-contact-tracing.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/2...
2/ Website reporting #ContactTracing capacity as a state-level risk indicator using a simple 1:10 ratio of cases to #ContactTracers. Ultimately, we need to track actual program results data such as % of contacts reached in under 48 hours. https://covidactnow.org/ ">https://covidactnow.org/">...
3/ This website is updating state-level #ContactTracers daily. Only 10 states currently enough contact tracers (they are using 5+ per daily case). Only 15 states have plans to hire enough contact tracers. https://testandtrace.com/ ">https://testandtrace.com/">...
7/ Training: @ASTHO and @NCSDDC program has trained over 10,000 individuals in #ContactTracing. 1,000+ registering per day for free, online course. https://www.astho.org/Press-Room/As-Unemployment-Rises-Thousands-of-COVID-19-Contact-Tracers-Trained-Through-New-Online-Training-Course-in-All-50-States/05-15-20/">https://www.astho.org/Press-Roo...
12/ Guidance for #ContactTracing & training available from @CDCgov. ”Jurisdictions that have <50% of new cases with an unknown exposure source likely have likely achieved high levels of case ascertainment, interviewing, and contact tracing.” We need data! https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/index.html">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavir...
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