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Contact tracing's long, turbulent history holds lessons for COVID-19

  • Written by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Dean and Professor, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University
imageTechnology is raising a new wave of privacy concerns around contact tracing.Leo Patrizi via Getty Images

To get the COVID-19 pandemic under control and keep it from flaring up again, contact tracing is critical, but persuading everyone who tests positive to share where they’ve been and with whom relies on trust and cooperation.

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