Digital Contact Tracing for Pandemic Response
Jeffrey Kahn
Abstract
Digital technologies are being developed and promoted to support the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with discussion and implementation planning in the United States by localities, states, institutions, and employers. Key decision makers and stakeholders-including government officials, institutional leaders, employers, digital technology developers, and the public-require clear and well-supported guidance to inform the deployment and use of these technologies as well as of the data they collect, store, and share. While technology-based approaches are currently unable to provide solutions on their own, experiences in other countries indicate that they could be used successfully in conjunction with traditional and novel public health methods.