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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
Governance

Contact Tracing Requires Building Trust

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

Ignoring the science on social distancing, not congregating indoors, and wearing masks, young people listen to U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the Dream City Church in Phoenix on June 23, 2020. The photo shows a huge crowd of yound people, very few wearing masks, packed into theater-like seats. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Governance

Why Global Health is Missing its Moment

The field has always been political, but our refusal to engage as such has sidelined experts just as they're most needed