(NPR) For Overwhelmed And Burnt Out COVID-19 Contact Tracers, Help Is (Hopefully) Coming

For Overwhelmed And Burnt Out COVID-19 Contact Tracers, Help Is (Hopefully) Coming

Contact tracer Toni Parlanti of Stamford, Conn., calls a person identified as having been potentially exposed to coronavirus. States and territories report that they have over 70,000 people working on contact tracing as of December.



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For Overwhelmed And Burnt Out COVID-19 Contact Tracers, Help Is (Hopefully) Coming

NPR's latest survey finds the contact tracing workforce now tops 70,000, a dramatic increase in the last two months. But to truly meet the growing demand, new federal funding will be key.