That said, my focus here is not on our inconsistent (and at times incomprehensible) COVID-related travel requirements, but on our exposure notification programs, because that’s where my personal drama connects with my professional interests. A few weeks back, I had Bianca Wylie on the podcast to discuss Canada’s COVID exposure notification app. At the time of the exposure notification app launches we also had professional testing in place that could report to the apps and certify the results. But figuring out how each state evaluates the success of the exposure notification program isn’t easy. In fact, the U.S. Government Accountability Office conducted a study in Sept. 2021 to understand the challenges of the current exposure notification apps and listed several of the issues I have.

Source: CNN June 13, 2022 13:12 UTC