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Getting a handle on how COVID-19 is spreading across the country is difficult,

because current models are based on people who have been tested.

Since tests for the disease are limited and not distributed evenly,

there's no way to know quite how the disease is spreading. But now you can help solve this problem, thanks to researchers at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard.

Working with Google and other partners, they've introduced COVID-Near you, a website where everyone can report on how they're feeling.

Capturing on-the-ground information in real time from the public really can

give us a sense of what's happening at the community level. And it also gives the public an opportunity

to contribute back to public health. That's Kara Seawak at Boston Children's Hospital. She's program

manager for COVID near you. She says your input goes into a national map that updates constantly, showing exactly how the

disease is progressing.

This type of data will be useful in terms of predictive modeling of understanding where

potential hotspots currently exist or could exist in the next few weeks to few months to however long the outbreak

continues.

The site's useful for the public as well.

We also really were inspired to create a tool where users can get an idea of COVID-related

symptoms in their local area.

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