Fla. lawmaker criticizes state’s contact tracing program after tracer calls

Rep. Shevrin Jones tested positive last week

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I’MPATRICK NOLAN - JANE’S OFTONIGHA FLORIDA LAWMAKER ISQUESTIONING THE STATE’S CONTACTTRACING PROGRAM AFTER HE’SCONTACTED BY A TRACER FOLLOWINGHIS OWN BOUT WITH THE COVID-19VIRUS.HIS CRITICISM COMES JUST DAYSAFTER 4 IN YOUR CORNERINVESTIGATOR KATIE LAGRONEDISCOVERED ALL NEW CONCERNS WITHSTATE’S EFFORTS.(19-251:09- i wouldn’t wish thisanyone.

I call it the yo yodisease.

One minute you’re fineand then you feel like crap.FLORIDA REPRESENTATIVE SHEVRINJONES HASN’T BEEN SHY ABOUTLETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW HERECENTLY TESTED POSITIVE FCOVID-19.1:34- main symptoms are a tightchest, stuffy nose and headachWHAT THE BROWARD COUNTY DEMOCRATIS ALSO MAKING KNOWNHIS DISGUSTWITH THE STATE’S CONTACT TRACINGPROGRAM FOLLOWING A CALL HERECEIVED LAST WEEK FROM A TRACERSEEKING DETAILS ABOUT HIS OWNWHEREABOUTS.5:25- the young lady who called-she wasn’t knowledgeable at all,JUST A FEW QUESTIONSINREPRESENTATIVE JONES SAYS THETRACING STOPPED WHEN THE CALLDISCONNECTED.7:53- i said maybe they’ll giveme a call back but that neverhappened.katie- so the phone disconnectedand you never got a call backnowhat does that tell you?8:05- that we need a new system:08-THE REPRESENTATIVE SHARING HISFRUSTRATION IN THIS TWITTER POSTYESTERDA━ WHERE HE DESCRIBEDWHAT HAPPENEDADDING "if this isour tracking system throw all ofit in the garbage."11:29- its trying to bring lightto an issue.

If we’re serioabout trying to save people’slives in this time that we haveto do our part.WITH CASES SURGING IN THESUNSHINE STATEFLORIDA’S CONTACTRACING EFFORTS HAVE EXPANDED TO1500 TRACERS IN RECENT MONTHSIN LATE MA━ THE STATE ADDEDSEVERAL HUNDRED MORE WHEN ITQUIETLY CONTRACTED WITH ANOUTSIDE FIRMBUT THE INCREASING NUMBER OFCASES IN FLORIDA STILL FAROUTWEIGHS THE NUMBER OF TRACERS.THOUGH THE STATE REMAINSTIGHTLIPPED ABOUT ITSPROGRAMTHIS QUESTIONNAIREAVAILABLE ON THE STATE’S WEBSITGIVES A GLIMPSE INTO HOW TRACERSARE DOING THE JOB.ASKINGPATIENTS WHERE THEY WERE TESTEDTO THE TYPES OF CONTACTS THEYCAME IN TOUCH WITH.10:02- right now we’re talkingabout life and death.REPRESENTATIVE JONES SAYS HE’SJUST CALLING OUT WHAT HESEESWHILE STILL TRYING TORECOVER FROM A VIRUS SHOWING NOSIGNS OF GOING AWAY SOON.ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS,EVEN WITH THE ADDITION OFROUGHLY 1000 TRACERS, FL