The epidemiological impact of the Canadian COVID Alert app.

Shuo Sun Mairead Shaw Erica E M Moodie Derek Ruths

Published in: Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique (2022)

While the nationwide rates are low, provinces with widespread adoption of the app showed high ratios of averted cases and deaths (upper bound was greater than 60% of averted cases). This finding suggests that the COVID Alert app, when adopted at sufficient levels, can be an effective public health tool for combatting a pandemic such as COVID-19.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
public health
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
cross sectional