In the absence of a specific treatment or vaccines, public health strategies are the main
measures to use in the initial stages of a pandemic to allow surveillance of infectious …

Digital contact tracing applications (CTAs) have been one of the most widely discussed
technical methods of controlling the COVID-19 outbreak. The effectiveness of this …

Governments around the world have increasingly relied on technology to promote public
health, such as using electronic health records and portable fitness devices. During the …

Governments worldwide are using digital contact tracing (DCT) apps as a critical element in
their COVID-19 pandemic lockdown exit strategy. Despite substantial investment in research …

Contact tracing is a key public health intervention during the coronavirus pandemic. While
government contact tracing apps (eg, COVIDSafe) may enforce personal information …

Background The main German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
have implemented digital contact tracing apps to assist the authorities with COVID-19 …

Background: Digital proximity tracing apps have been released to mitigate the transmission
of SARS-CoV-2, the virus known to cause COVID-19. However, it remains unclear how the …

Background Digital contact tracing is employed to monitor and manage the spread of COVID-
19. However, to be effective the system must be adopted by a substantial proportion of the …

Background: Timely and effective contact tracing is an essential public health measure for
curbing the transmission of COVID-19. App-based contact tracing has the potential to …

Objectives: To understand the role of personal experience, religious and political beliefs as
well as conspiracy theory beliefs on the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. Method: Just …