If you’re contacted about possible exposure to the coronavirus, make sure it’s legit. Scammers are masquerading as contact tracers, and it’s smart to verify calls or texts before giving out any ...

Scammers are using the coronavirus to trick people out of their money and information. The Better Business Bureau warns of the latest scam, where people pretend to be a contact tracer, which is a ...

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 ...

Tonia Bullard has been a contact tracer in Philadelphia since 2020, and she’s never been as busy as she is now. “This time, it’s been probably the largest surge that I can remember since I’ve been ...

An Israeli soldier who does contact tracing speaks to a Korean contact tracer about the hard conversations and difficult emotions they experience in their work. It's been happening daily in similar ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- In summer of 2020, Jermaine Walker left his job as an ER nurse and stepped into a new role in public health. "I get the break from the physical work, but you know, still ...

I was a COVID-19 contact tracer in New York City and, for a short time, people would unlock their vulnerabilities and allow me into their lives. I didn’t get into it because it was my dream job, or ...

Most of us are no strangers to spam calls, like for that warranty on the car you don't own or the student loans you never borrowed. But in many states, including in Massachusetts, you should consider ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Dangerous variants, vaccine hesitancy, and large family gatherings; that formula is keeping contact tracers busy--so busy that the city is ramping up contact tracing operations.

A woman pretending to be a contact tracer reached out to an Evesham Township plumber and threatened to shut down the business by falsely claiming it had not followed coronavirus isolation and cleaning ...