Verily’s COVID Testing Program Halted in San Francisco and Oakland
Privacy? This is a national emergency. The public had a right to know who's infected. Hipaa should be suspended in some cases.The president has the power to do this. What good is testing and tracing if you can't identify infected people? This pandemic could've been drastically slowed down. [hhs.gov]
HHS -- "If the President declares an emergency or disaster and the Secretary declares a public health emergency"
. . . no chance.
@FearlessFly No chance that they would be interested in public safety during a pandemic? I guess with these guys, you'd be right.