The second is to control infection, using the full range of public health measures open to us. We have had all the costs of society-wide restrictions but we have failed to use the time they give us to institute working public health controls. We have copied the failed UK response to tracking and tracing, by establishing large call centres detached from regional public health. We spin up regional public health, and rapidly hire and train several thousand contact tracersOur choices now are simple. We spin up regional public health, and rapidly hire and train several thousand contact tracers.

Source: The Irish Times March 20, 2021 01:18 UTC