Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research
Date Submitted: Jan 20, 2021
Open Peer Review Period: Jan 20, 2021 - Feb 3, 2021
Date Accepted: Mar 31, 2021
Date Submitted to PubMed: Aug 3, 2021
(closed for review but you can still tweet)
Positioning digital tracing applications in France's COVID-19 pandemic management
ABSTRACT
This article will provide a viewpoint for positioning digital contact tracing applications in COVID-19 pandemic management. This information may be useful to countries across the globe who may wish to adopt the best digital strategy. The adoption of mobile phone applications (apps) for contact tracing and information on public health policy is below expectations. This poor result stemmed from lack of attractiveness and prevention information, from a fear of insufficient privacy protection, from Bluetooth bugs and from the incompatibility of the apps with older smartphones. To solve these issues, the France’s independent COVID-19 Control and Society Connection Council (CCL) had recommended to introduce in French app increased communication about the tool’s individual and collective objectives with a clear, simple, accessible, incentivising, non-coercive information. The CCL recommended also improving public health policies to address the needs of socially disfavoured. Finally, the CCL recommended to incorporate isolation module in complement with a prosocial approach with community officers to ensure that sufficient supplies are provided.
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