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- The NHS COVID-19 app was launched in September 2020 in England and Wales to help trace contacts and reduce COVID-19 transmission through Bluetooth technology.
- User engagement and the app's effectiveness varied based on social behavior and the epidemic's status throughout its first year of operation.
- Statistical analysis showed that users notified by the app were more likely to test positive for COVID-19, and the app's contact tracing is estimated to have prevented around 1 million cases, along with a significant reduction in hospitalizations and deaths.
Article Abstract
The NHS COVID-19 app was launched in England and Wales in September 2020, with a Bluetooth-based contact tracing functionality designed to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2. We show that user engagement and the app's epidemiological impacts varied according to changing social and epidemic characteristics throughout the app's first year. We describe the interaction and complementarity of manual and digital contact tracing approaches. Results of our statistical analyses of anonymised, aggregated app data include that app users who were recently notified were more likely to test positive than app users who were not recently notified, by a factor that varied considerably over time. We estimate that the app's contact tracing function alone averted about 1 million cases (sensitivity analysis 450,000-1,400,000) during its first year, corresponding to 44,000 hospital cases (SA 20,000-60,000) and 9,600 deaths (SA 4600-13,000).
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9947127 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36495-z | DOI Listing |
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