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September 9, 2020 9:03 pm

Trump is boasting about how many jobs he's created. Here is one of the fastest-growing ones, which doesn't even require a college degree: contact tracer. As long as you are able to read a script and... View MoreTrump is boasting about how many jobs he's created. Here is one of the fastest-growing ones, which doesn't even require a college degree: contact tracer. As long as you are able to read a script and don't care much about whether the bogus positive tests are the basis for identifying people needing quarantine or a vaccine, you can get paid in a full-time job while tens of millions are losing their jobs. Too bad Trump backers don't care that this is not an honest way to pad the employment stats. If you miss this chance to vote for a party that takes the Constitution seriously - i.e. The Consitution Party, then it is your own fault! " The coronavirus pandemic has pushed more than 30 million Americans out of the workforce since mid-March. At the same time, it has turned contact tracing, a little-known public health technique, into a big job opportunity in parts of the country.As cities and states reopen their economies, many are quickly ramping up their contact-tracing capacity in� The coronavirus pandemic has pushed more than 30 million Americans out of the workforce since mid-March. At the same time, it has turned contact tracing, a little-known public health technique, into a big job opportunity in parts of the country. As cities and states reopen their economies, many are quickly ramping up their contact-tracing capacity in an effort to keep a lid on Covid-19 infection rates. Simply put, contract tracing entails calling close contacts of confirmed Covid-19 patients, providing them with information about the disease and encouraging them to self-quarantine for 14 days to potentially avoid infecting others. Testing is also discussed. . . . College degree required? Not necessarily Interestingly, contact tracing doesn�t involve much detective work, although experts say critical-thinking skills and persistence are among the keys to success. Case investigators for health authorities typically reach out to people who test positive for Covid-19 and, in doing so, try to gather the names and phone numbers of their close contacts (usually immediate family members, friends and/or coworkers). That information is passed along to contact tracers � trained, entry-level employees who don�t necessarily have a four-year college degree or a background in health care. Contact tracers usually work from a script, although as you might imagine, things can get messy when you�re delivering bad news to strangers and asking them to hole up in their homes, which may mean forfeiting a paycheck. �The biggest misconception about contact tracing is that you need to have public health training or experience,� says Christiana Coyle, a professor at New York University�s School of Global Public Health and a former contact tracer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and New York City�s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. . . . Through stimulus packages, Congress has already allocated nearly $26 billion to help public health departments pay for expanded Covid-19 testing and contact tracing. Several public health organizations are now calling on Congress to include at least $7.6 billion for contact tracing in a possible fifth stimulus package. https://ftnewswire.com/2020/06/02/how-to-become-a-contact-tracer-one-of-the-fastest-growing-jobs-in-america-cnbc/

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