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Athens News Matters: Contact Tracers

By Blake Herring
Published October 2, 2020 at 2:50 PM EDT
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Contact tracing has become a vital tool for tracking the Coronavirus, but what does this process look like? We sit down with Epidemiologist and Contact Tracer Supervisor, Blake Herring as he talks about the challenges facing contact tracers, and how people can make their jobs easier in the interests of public health.

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Alexia Ridley
Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!
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