Adapting COVID-19 Contact Tracing Protocols to Accommodate Resource Constraints, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 2021

Adapting COVID-19 Contact Tracing Protocols to Accommodate Resource Constraints, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 2021

Because of constrained personnel time, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (Philadelphia, PA, USA) adjusted its COVID-19 contact tracing protocol in summer 2021 by prioritizing recent cases and limiting staff time per case. This action reduced required staff hours to prevent each case from...

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Main Authors: Seonghye Jeon, Lydia Watson-Lewis, Gabriel Rainisch, Chu-Chuan Chiu, François M. Castonguay, Leah S. Fischer, Patrick K. Moonan, John E. Oeltmann, Bishwa B. Adhikari, Hannah Lawman, Martin I. Meltzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
contact tracing
cases averted
resource efficiency
staff hours
coronavirus disease
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/2/23-0988_article
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Summary:Because of constrained personnel time, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (Philadelphia, PA, USA) adjusted its COVID-19 contact tracing protocol in summer 2021 by prioritizing recent cases and limiting staff time per case. This action reduced required staff hours to prevent each case from 21–30 to 8–11 hours, while maintaining program effectiveness.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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