The Charlotte Observer and The Rock Hill Herald did a feature story that referenced the Mullan Institute's Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator. Read the full article. 

Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer published a piece about Pennsylvania re-opening and the states need for more contact tracers in order to adequately respond to COVID-19 cases. Ed Salsberg and the Mullan Institute's Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator were quoted in the article. Read the entire article. 

Laurie Skrivan of St. Louis Post - JEFFERSON CITY — While other states are hiring thousands of people to track the spread of coronavirus, Missouri’s plan remains a work in progress. A contact tracing estimator created by George Washington University shows Missouri should hire 1,269 people to help track the disease. Read More. 

The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Rep. James E. Clyburn, held a video briefing with doctors and public health experts to examine the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on existing racial health disparities and the unequal burden of this public health crisis on communities of color. 
 
Speakers:

• Dr. Uché Blackstock, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Advancing Health Equity
• Dr. Eva Galvez, MD, Family Physician, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
• Fawn Sharp, President, National Congress of American Indians
• Dr. Leana Wen, MD, MSc, Distinguished Fellow Fitzhugh Mullan Institute of Health Workforce Equity, Visiting Professor Milken School of Public Health at George Washington University 
• Avik S. A. Roy, President, The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity​​

Scott Friedman of 5NBC (DFW) - A study at George Washington University estimated Texas needs more than 8,000 contact tracers, with more than 1,400 of them in Dallas County alone. “The only way that you’ll be able to contain COVID-19 through contact tracing is by having enough people to be able to contact all your cases,” said Dr. Candice Chen, head of GWU’s team that estimated how many tracers are needed in each state and county in the country. Read More.