A thread on #ContactTracing for #COVID19. It's a race, but few states say how fast they’re running. @CDCgov guidance includes metrics - none of which are being publicly reported by most states. [A timely, comprehensive review.] 1/n washingtonpost.com/local/contact-…
2. @HarvardGH and @Harvard Safra Center's Metrics for #COVID19 Suppression include Key Performance Indicators for #ContactTracing as a framework for policy makers and the public globalepidemics.org/wp-content/upl…
3. States using different metrics for #COVID19 #ContactTracing. @NYCHealthSystem data: June 1-27: 10,066 cases, 5,285 completed interview (52.5%); 9,199 contacts named, 4,293 completed interview (46.6%) nychealthandhospitals.org/test-and-trace…
4. @_DCHealth #COVID19 #ContactTracing data: July 2: 98.8% cases were *attempted* contact within one day; 95.5% of contacts with *attempted* contact within two days [very different metric from NYC] coronavirus.dc.gov/page/coronavir…
5. Another very different metric: @OHAOregon #COVID19 #ContactTracing data: June 30: 80.7% of cases were contacted within 24 hours; 43% of cases not traced to a known source in last 7 days. Untidy apples and oranges for comparison. public.tableau.com/profile/oregon…
6. Meanwhile, we're still at only at 13 states with 5+ contact tracers per daily case (which is itself a crude metric). Why not a national #COVIDResponseCorps? testandtrace.com/state-data/
7. @KHNews and @AP: 38,000+ state and local public health jobs have disappeared since the 2008 recession, leaving a skeletal workforce in what was once viewed as one of the world’s top public health systems #PublicHealthWorkforce #COVIDResponseCorps apnews.com/324baaee6417d0…
8. Pre-print from a modeling study: The effectiveness of #ContactTracing for #COVID19 depends on timing, it becomes futile >4 days after index case develops symptoms. doi.org/10.1101/2020.0…
9. APHA @PublicHealth: 100,000 more #ContactTracers needed across U.S. Public health has been underfunded and understaffed for years. Scaling up #ContactTracing to such an unprecedented level is difficult. #COVIDResponseCorps thenationshealth.aphapublications.org/content/50/5/1…
10. As #Florida sets records for #COVID19 cases, health authorities often fail to do #ContactTracing. Of 27 who'd tested positive or their family members, only five said they had received a call from health authorities asking for their contacts. edition.cnn.com/2020/07/06/hea…
11. Up to 100 people attended a party in #RocklandCounty, violating a state order capping gathering size to slow #COVID19. Host and 8 guests later tested positive. @rockhealth officials issued subpoenas to elicit #ContactTracing information. nytimes.com/2020/07/01/nyr…
12. The technology industry usually thinks it can solve anything. But analog #COVID19 #ContactTracing may do better than a bevy of smartphone apps. zdnet.com/article/covid-…
13. What does it take to be a great #ContactTracer for #COVID19? On a technical level, you don’t need to be a public health expert to become a contact tracer—but you need great communication and interviewing skills @ghn_news globalhealthnow.org/2020-02/corona…
14. The majority of #ContactTracers navigating thorny issues of trust and health are women. @PIH - 83% women; @NYCHealthSystem #TestandTraceCorps - 76% women; #Contrace #PublicHealthCorps - 70% of applicants are women. thelily.com/a-day-in-the-l…
15. “At 5 or 6, I have to pull myself away from my desk. It doesn’t even feel like work, because it's such a great, collaborative work space. We’re making a direct impact within the community; We’re addressing health disparities. I think it’s incredible.” nytimes.com/2020/07/03/nyr…
17. #ContactTracing, a critical intervention to control #COVID19, reduce morbidity and mortality, and reopen the company, woefully understaffed. Why not a national #COVIDResponseCorps?
