The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants names and contact information as Covid-19 variant spreads
Effective November 8, the CDC required all airlines to collect contact tracing information from all international air passengers but had not required them to turn over those names. Picture: 123RF/JARUN ONTAKRAI
“[The CDC] will provide the contact information of these passengers to jurisdictional state and local public health partners for public health follow-up. This follow-up may include recommendations for potential post-arrival viral testing and quarantine and isolation,” the agency told airlines. The collected information includes full name, full address while in the US, primary contact phone number, secondary or emergency contact phone number, and e-mail address.
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