A dozen different iPhone apps, a team of researchers, and the phone call from the health department that you don't want to get. This week, reporter Aaron Granillo covers contract tracing in Washington state.

What happens if a contact tracer ... contacts you?

Kim Steele-Peter was tracking hepatitis outbreaks at the beginning of the year. Now, she's the lead investigator tracking coronavirus cases for Tacoma-Pierce County Public Health, and part of Governor Inslee's "brigade" of contact tracers. She might be the one who calls you if you cross paths with someone who tests positive (or at least, she's the boss of the person who will call you). Nick Bowman from MyNorthwest joins to talk about his interview with Steele-Peter as well.

Once we're well-versed in the 'boots on the ground' approach, Aaron calls Justin Chan, who is part of the joint University of Washington and Microsoft team that's building a contact tracing app called CovidSafe. Their competition? Oh, dozens of other apps that are trying to do the same thing. And Google. And Apple.

Then, a special feature from the Gee and Ursula Show. Shankar Narayan is the director of the ACLU of Washington's Technology and Liberty Project. Do we need to be wary of apps that want our health data? (short answer: yes!)

And finally, an interview with epidemiologist Dr. Allison Black, who works in the Bedford Lab at Fred Hutchinson. This lab is tracing how coronavirus has spread throughout Washington state and across the globe, by studying tiny genetic mutations in the DNA of the novel coronavirus itself.

A dozen different iPhone apps, a team of researchers, and the phone call from the health department that you don't want to get. This week, reporter Aaron Granillo covers contract tracing in Washington state.
What happens if a contact tracer ... contacts you?
Kim Steele-Peter was tracking hepatitis outbreaks at the beginning of the year. Now, she's the lead investigator tracking coronavirus cases for Tacoma-Pierce County Public Health, and part of Governor Inslee's "brigade" of contact tracers. She might be the one who calls you if you cross paths with someone who tests positive (or at least, she's the boss of the person who will call you). Nick Bowman from MyNorthwest joins to talk about his interview with Steele-Peter as well.
Once we're well-versed in the 'boots on the ground' approach, Aaron calls Justin Chan, who is part of the joint University of Washington and Microsoft team that's building a contact tracing app called <a href="https://covidsafe.cs.washington.edu/">CovidSafe</a>. Their competition? Oh, dozens of other apps that are trying to do the same thing. And Google. And Apple.
Then, a special feature from the Gee and Ursula Show. Shankar Narayan is the director of the ACLU of Washington's Technology and Liberty Project. Do we need to be wary of apps that want our health data? (short answer: yes!)
And finally, an interview with epidemiologist Dr. Allison Black, who works in the <a href="https://twitter.com/trvrb">Bedford Lab</a> at Fred Hutchinson. This lab is tracing how coronavirus has spread throughout Washington state and across the globe, by studying tiny genetic mutations in the DNA of the novel coronavirus itself.

Coronavirus came to Seattle in late January and put our state on the front lines of a national public health crisis. Stay informed with KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo as they discuss the top stories of the week and track how COVID-19 is impacting our community.

Coronavirus came to Seattle in late January and put our state on the front lines of a national public health crisis. Stay informed with KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo as they discuss the top stories of the week and track how COVID-19 is impacting our community.

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