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Academics: The ethics of instantaneous contract tracing using mobile phone apps in the control of the COVID-19 pandemic, 16 April 2020
Paper prepared by academics on contact tracing.
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Paper by academics on the ethics of contact tracing in efforts to control COVID-19 outbreaks. This paper was available for participants to read at SAGE 24 on 9 April 2020, but not considered or discussed in the meeting. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.
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