Coinfection, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and Influenza: An Evolving Puzzle

The co-circulation of influenza virus and the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) this autumn and winter has the potential for taxing inpatient and intensive care capacity [1] and has led to calls for increasing influenza vaccination [2]. This is far and away the most...

Wanna make $57K? Salesforce, UCSF create online course to find COVID 'contact tracers'

The free, 3.5-hour course allows participants to earn a certification "badge" and can move on to more in-depth training as part of a public health army reaching out to people potentially exposed to the Covid virus.

UCSF IGHS COVID-19 Research Watch

A cohort of dedicated faculty, staff and students have put together a weekly summary of original COVID-19 research focused on public health, including epidemiology, non-pharmaceutical interventions, and presentation patterns, provided by the UCSF IGHS COVID-19 Research Watch Team.

San Francisco Was Uniquely Prepared for Covid-19

TO LIVE IN San Francisco for the past 20 years has been to live with outrage that a society so innovative and compassionate can so reliably fail to meet even the most basic challenges of public life.

I'm a coronavirus contact tracer. Asking vulnerable people to stay home isn't always easy.

Just three months ago, I worked as a librarian at the San Francisco Public Library's Main Branch, where I answered questions on a reference desk.

An inside look at contact tracing

Contact tracing is the hot new thing!

How everyday Americans have turned disease detectives — armed with a phone

It could be a chapter out of a science fiction book: Librarian becomes disease detective and tracks down deadly virus.

Contact Tracing Can Do a Lot More Than Find Coronavirus Cases

When the coronavirus caused San Francisco to close its public libraries in March, Ramses Escobedo, a 41-year-old manager at the Excelsior neighborhood branch, was put on paid furlough. He took advantage of the free time to install shelves in his home and catalogue his wedding photographs.

So You Want to Be a Contact Tracer?

Tens of thousands of people across the United States have applied for the job of cold-calling strangers who may have been exposed to Covid-19. Here’s what it’s like. When Jessica Jaramillo calls someone to talk about the coronavirus, she usually starts with something like this:

Virtual Academy Will Train ‘Disease Detectives’ by Tens of Thousands in CA

One of the keys to reopening our economy — and keeping it open — will rest in the hands of  “disease detectives.” In the medical community, they’re called contact tracers. The name describes exactly how they’ll crack the cases.