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There are a number of prerequisites, for this to work, that were not mandated in the US and Europe. If someone is informed of a potential or likely infection,
by teachingassist 5y ago
There are a number of prerequisites, for this to work, that were not mandated in the US and Europe.
If someone is informed of a potential or likely infection, but then typically [chooses to/is able to] go about their day the same as usual, then what's the point of tracing them?
Initial modelling that showed contact tracing to potentially work assumed: 80% uptake, over 70s to be isolated in any case, and people to strictly follow isolation rules, none of which was considered politically possible in the West: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52294896 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52294896
- jfoster 5y agoYeah, a lot of it might not be politically or culturally possible. As far as I can tell, it was always technically possible to have very good automated contact tracing, though.
- robrenaud 5y agoAdoption was by far the biggest problem. If Apple/Google just shipped it in the OS and made it opt out, I bet it would have had a significant impact. Not like turning the US into Australia, but even a 10% reduction in covid cases worldwide could have saved 300k lives.