Contact tracing isn't new, but it has taken on new importance as states move to contain the spread of COVID-19. Many states have already ramped up their number of contact tracers, but thousands more ...

The lessons are available to anyone who wants to take them. A five-hour online course created by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health could become the backbone of the country's contact ...

Yes, it's time-consuming. No, it's not hard. Yes, you'll learn something. I have a full-time job and no plans to leave it, but when Johns Hopkins launched an online course for contact tracers last ...

Contact tracing is a technique epidemiologists and public health officials have long used in the fight against diseases like HIV and tuberculosis. It’s an important tool for identifying those who ...

A five-hour online course created by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health could become the backbone of the country's contact tracer training program. The class, which rolled out Monday, ...

State officials and federal agencies warn there’s a new phone scam circulating: Some callers posing as COVID-19 contact tracers try to pry credit card or bank account information from unsuspecting ...

Contract tracing is considered a critical part of stopping a possible second wave of COVID-19. But in Florida, no stranger to scams, getting people to pick up the phone and trust the health ...