The TIME 100: Talks Finding Hope — Equality in the Age of COVID-19 event brought together leaders to speak on a range of issues, from how the pandemic has impacted domestic and migrant workers to the importance of access to safe water. Speakers included Mullan Institute Distinguished Fellow Dr. Leana Wen, Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, politician Stacey Abrams, actor Matt Damo, former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, activists Ai-Jen Poo and Mónica Ramírez, social entrepreneur Gary White and actor and singer Ben Platt.
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Oklahoma Watch - Using data on COVID-19 cases across the country, this map estimates the number of contact tracers needed in each state, county and tribal area. The map, which is updated regularly, was developed by George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health. The higher the number of contact tracers needed, the darker the shade of color. Click or tap on a state to see county-level data. Select display options on the left, including for tribal areas and for either rates or numbers of contact tracers. Read full article.
Betsy Ladyzhets of Stacker - “For contact tracing to be successful,” says Dr. Candice Chen, an Associate Professor at George Washington University who works on the Workforce Estimator, “it really has to be a comprehensive approach.” She explains that interviewing patients is only the beginning; for the strategy to be successful, people exposed to COVID-19 must have the space and resources to self-isolate: “If people can’t stay home, in the end, you’re not actually containing anything.” Read full article.
Newswise — WASHINGTON, DC (May 7, 2020) –A novel workforce tool created by researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) estimates that the nation will need a total of 184,000 COVID-19 contact tracers in order to help society safely reopen and limit the size of future waves of the virus. The tool will help state and local health departments determine the number of staff needed to effectively identify and trace people who have been in contact with new cases of COVID-19 and slow the spread of the virus.
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