[ad_1] Duke eliminated contact tracing this semester due to its decreased usefulness amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, according to Vice President for Administration Kyle Cavanaugh. “[Contact tracing is] irrelevant because of the volume and speed of the incubation and recovery period for the Omicron variant,” Cavanaugh told faculty at the Jan. 20 […]
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[ad_1] RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Department of Health is phasing out contact tracing. The agency announced it is changing from attempting to investigate every case of COVID-19 and trace all contacts to focusing on the follow-up of outbreaks and cases in high-risk settings. Health officials say this response is more effective when a virus […]
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[ad_1] by David Miller Loveland, Ohio – Beginning Monday, Loveland City Schools will implement a “mask-optional” policy for all students in grades PreK-12. The exception to this policy is for students in the HeadStart PreK program, which is set by federal guidelines. Also on Monday, the District will be updating its COVID protocols to align […]
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[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Mecklenburg County is, ‘in the red.’ The number of positive COVID-19 cases puts it at a high community spread for more than a month. At the same time, what has been pushed as a key tool to prevent the spread, the county is pulling back on: Contact tracing. “It was […]
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