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If you assume the goal of contact tracing is to literally find every infection, yes, this isn't going to work. If you assume the point of this is to reduce R0,
by Eridrus 7y ago
If you assume the goal of contact tracing is to literally find every infection, yes, this isn't going to work. If you assume the point of this is to reduce R0, then this will work just fine at any stage of the pandemic.
There's obviously a question of what you should do when you find out you have been in contact, and that will differ depending on the stage. We probably want to be in a position where everyone who has come into contact with an infected person can get a test asap and if necessary then go into full isolation, not just going out less.
- arcticbull 7y agoHow much more can you reduce the R0 below "nobody's allowed within 6 feet of each other"?
- 2019-nCoV 7y agoIt's about maintaining an R0 < 1 after social distancing is relaxed. Without contact tracing we're destined for a cycling of lockdowns until we have a vaccine.
- buboard 7y agoif you re not social distancing there s no way you can stop this virus with an app. it's a highly highly infectious airborne virus. you can ease the lockdown and keep distancing rules. not sure if the app will help in that case
- Eridrus 7y agoa) It's about letting people resume their activities and keep a low R0. b) It's not 0, so there's still room to reduce the number, even now.