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Digital Contact Tracing Tools For COVID-19: Primary Purpose

Digital contact tracing tools can improve the efficiency of traditional contact tracing efforts for COVID-19 by automating data management tasks, allowing electronic self-reporting from cases and contacts, and using location data to identify unknown community contacts. These tools vary in purpose and features, with some focused on case management and others on proximity tracking using Bluetooth or GPS. Public health agencies must consider the primary purpose and users when selecting the best tool to support their contact tracing challenges. The CDC is evaluating contact tracing tools, piloting some in areas with limited COVID-19 spread, and coordinating with various organizations to maximize effectiveness.

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Digital Contact Tracing Tools For COVID-19: Primary Purpose

Digital contact tracing tools can improve the efficiency of traditional contact tracing efforts for COVID-19 by automating data management tasks, allowing electronic self-reporting from cases and contacts, and using location data to identify unknown community contacts. These tools vary in purpose and features, with some focused on case management and others on proximity tracking using Bluetooth or GPS. Public health agencies must consider the primary purpose and users when selecting the best tool to support their contact tracing challenges. The CDC is evaluating contact tracing tools, piloting some in areas with limited COVID-19 spread, and coordinating with various organizations to maximize effectiveness.

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Digital Contact Tracing Tools for COVID-19

Digital contact tracing tools vary in purpose, features, and complexity, but they can add value to
traditional contact tracing efforts by:

Improving the efficiency and accuracy of data management and automating tasks;
Reducing the burden of data collection on public health staff by allowing electronic self-reporting
by cases and contacts;
Using location data to identify community contacts unknown to the case to look at
possible exposure.
Public health staff may have different contact tracing challenges, making a one-size-fits-all solution
unlikely. Below are some items to consider when selecting the best tool for contact tracing.

Primary Purpose
Case Management Proximity Tracking
Tools to capture data on cases and Tools that use Bluetooth or GPS to
contacts; some allow for automated track an individual’s exposure to cases;
notification and follow-up used in addition to contact tracing case
management tools
• PHAs collect information on cases • PHAs receive information that
Primary User

PHAs and contacts and follow up users choose to share to enhance


when necessary contact tracing
• Users report symptoms and • Users elect to share data and are
Cases and Contacts contacts and can receive alerted if they have been close to a
information COVID-19 case
• Ability to receive information from • Proximity-sensing technologies
COVID-19 data systems through that preserve personal privacy are
importation or automated means still under development by many
Key Points groups across the country
• Allow for automated notifications
and follow-up • Requires community-wide
adoption

What is CDC doing?


9 Conducting a landscape analysis and evaluation of contact tracing tools;
9 Generating preliminary tool recommendations for piloting tracing in areas with limited introduction of
COVID-19;
9 Coordinating with public health agencies, healthcare organizations, academic institutions, non-profit
organizations, and private companies to maximize contact tracing effectiveness.
For more information, visit
CDC’s Contact Tracing Resources for Health Departments webpage.

cdc.gov/coronavirus
CS 316626-A 04/20/2020

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