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Pandemics, Preprints, and Praxis
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Author(s): Michael R. Schwartz (WEAR Lab, USA)and Paul Oppold (University of Central Florida, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 19
Source title:
Human Factors Issues and the Impact of Technology on Society
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Heather Lum (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6453-0.ch001
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Abstract
The speed and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges not seen since the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918. Governments, healthcare providers, and industries are using all available resources to produce and distribute prevention and mitigation measures. This chapter examines the issues, challenges, and questions surrounding the use of wearable devices (e.g., Fitbit) in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of wearables to prevent the spread of infection in the 2020 NBA Bubble is used as a case study of whether and how wearables should be used for detecting illnesses. The role of preprints and their influence on discourse about COVID-19 are also discussed in this chapter.
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