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A public health information sign is seen with St. Paul's Cathedral seen behind amidst a lockdown during the spread of the coronavirus disease pandemic, London, Britain, January 7, 2021.

Spread of COVID-19 Variants Adds to Urgency of Disease Control Efforts

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Increasing evidence suggests new COVID-19 variants are more transmissible between people

A militarized approach to contact tracing is shown here as National Guard members at the Washington State Department of Health support contact tracing efforts in Tumwater, Washington—on May 20, 2020. The photo shows the guard members standing around a cubicle space talking. A table in the foreground is decorated with a drawing of a dinosaur and emblazoned with the words "I eat COVID-19 for breakfast. REUTERS/Jason Redmond

Contact Tracing Requires Building Trust

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As states gear up their contact tracing efforts, here's how they should approach getting buy-in within their communities