An evaluation of the COVID-19 self-service digital contact tracing system in New Zealand
Health Policy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
144, P. 105073 - 105073
Published: April 17, 2024
Digital
contact
tracing
(DCT)
aims
to
improve
time-to-isolation
(timeliness)
and
find
more
potentially
exposed
individuals
(sensitivity)
enhance
the
utility
of
tracing.
The
aim
this
study
was
evaluate
public
uptake
a
DCT
self-service
survey
its
integration
with
Bluetooth
exposure
notification
system
within
New
Zealand
Covid
Tracer
App
(NZCTA).
We
adopted
retrospective
cohort
design
using
community
COVID-19
cases
from
February
2022
August
in
(1.2
million
cases).
examined
proportion
completing
time
complete
by
age,
sex
ethnicity.
Overall,
66%
completed
their
survey.
Completion
influenced
median
completion
1.8
hours
(IQR
0.2,
17.2),
95%
those
doing
so
48
case
identification.
Around
13%
all
completers
also
uploaded
data,
which
resulted
an
average
663
per
day
notifying
4.5
contacts
case.
combination
high
rapid
response
times
suggest
could
be
useful
tool
for
future
outbreaks,
particularly
if
implemented
conjunction
manual
processes
other
tools
(e.g.
Bluetooth)
address
issues
related
performance
(sensitivity,
timeliness),
effectiveness,
health
equity.
Language: Английский
Preparing for the next pandemic: insights from Aotearoa New Zealand’s Covid-19 response
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
56, P. 101525 - 101525
Published: March 1, 2025
In
2020
Aotearoa
New
Zealand,
like
many
other
countries,
faced
the
coronavirus
pandemic
armed
with
an
influenza-based
plan.
The
country
adapted
rapidly
to
mount
a
highly
strategic
and
effective
elimination
response
SARS-CoV-2
pandemic.
However,
implementation
was
hampered
by
gaps
in
preparedness.
These
undermined
effectiveness
of
exacerbated
inequitable
impacts
both
Covid-19
disease
control
measures.
Our
review
examines
response,
reflecting
on
strengths,
limitations
implications
for
planning.
We
identify
three
key
areas
improvement:
1)
development
systematised
procedure
risk
assessment
new
pathogen;
2)
investment
essential
capabilities
during
inter-pandemic
periods;
3)
building
equity
into
all
stages
response.
present
typology
potential
pathogens
scenarios
describe
evidence
process
core
required
countries
respond
fluidly,
equitably,
effectively
emerging
threat.
Language: Английский