A Contact Tracer on Her Overwhelming Job
“What scares me is what are we going to be left with?”

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Episode Notes
North Dakota has the highest COVID-19 case rate in the country. As infections spiked, contact tracers struggled to keep up. Eventually, their bosses told them to stop trying.
Guest: Kailee Leingang, a nursing student and contact tracer in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Danielle Hewitt, and Elena Schwartz, with help from Frannie Kelley.