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March 9, 2021

Performance of National COVID-19 ‘Symptom Checkers’: A Comparative Case Simulation Study

Using simulated patients designed to have signs and symptoms consistent with typical COVID-19 presentations as well as patients with conditions that can mimic COVID-19 (e.g. sepsis and bacterial pneumonia), the CDC Coronavirus Symptom Checker only successfully triaged 38% of cases to seek further health assessment. In contrast, the corresponding symptom checkers used in the UK,…