(task) The Motivation Behind Our Work Together: The Lives That Can Be Saved from the COVID-19 Syndemic

NJ Contact Tracing Non-cooperation Reaches 74 Percent

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/contact-tracing-phil-murphy-new-jersey-governor/2020/12/07/id/1000469/

Clearly distrust is running high among our fellow citizens; this points to the potential value of the Safe2 app and the contribution that Safekeepers can make to the effort of safeguarding the well-being of our families, friends, and neighbors.  Moreover, finding ways to bring polarized camps to the table to consult together on best strategies to deal with the syndemic is becoming ever more crucial day by day.  Respect, human dignity, and personal autonomy demand the avoidance of unnecessary mandates and criminalizing 'noncompliant' behavior; we've got to be able to listen to one another and not be flippant and dismissive of oppositional views.