+1 State Adopts COVID Tracking App

The State: Pennsylvania

The App: COVID Alert PA

What technology does Pennsylvania’s App use? Exposure Notification System technology developed by Apple and Google 

How does it notify app users of having been in close contact with someone who tests positive?  

• The App sends a “COVID-19 Exposure Alert” to other users’ phones
• If the app user has been within 6 feet of a person who tested positive for 15 minutes or more

The App also provides COVID data for users.

Who composed the partnerships that brought the App to Pennsylvanians?

• Pennsylvania and Delaware
• technology company NearForm
• University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Internet Privacy Research Institute

Pocono Record via Governing | Pennsylvania: Add Phones to the Fight and Download COVID App