Andrew Becker appears in the following:
When You Can't Quarantine At Home: COVID-19 Contact Tracers Aim To Help
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Public health experts say tracing the close contacts of people infected with the coronavirus and getting them all into quarantine is crucial to stopping the pandemic. That's easier said than done.
Utah Is One Of The States At The Forefront Of Contact Tracing
Monday, May 18, 2020
Utah has retrained about 150 state employees as contact tracers. We peek over the shoulder of two people working from home, making calls in English and Spanish, and hear about the state's strategy.
Utah Is Ready To Move Into 2nd Phase Of COVID-19 Response
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Utah is one of the first states able to advance beyond mitigation and into a containment strategy for COVID-19. What does that look like for public health and the state's economy?
TSA Screeners' Union Wants More Guidance On Avoiding Coronavirus
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Three screeners at the San Jose, Calif., airport tested positive, and others may have been exposed. "All we've been told is 'Wash your hands. Don't touch your face,' " a union official said.
3 TSA Screeners In San Jose, Calif., Have Contracted Coronavirus, Agency Says
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
The security officers, all of whom work at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, are the first confirmed cases of the virus within the Transportation Security Administration, officials say.
Hiring Freeze At TSA Raises Risk Of Long Airport Delays During Spring Break
Monday, March 02, 2020
The Transportation Security Administration quietly announced a hiring and overtime freeze through late April. Agency watchdogs and travel businesses worry it will create long lines at airports.
The Human Toll of Militarizing the Border
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Since 2010, there have been more than two dozen reported violent clashes with U.S. Custom and Border Patrol agents, and 40 fatalities since 2005. To date, no one has been reprimanded.
Border Drug Busts Putting Strain On Texas County's Budget
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
As they walk through the front door, visitors to the Hudspeth County Sheriff's Office in Sierra Blanca, Texas, get punched by the overpowering odor of marijuana.
During a recent week, the sheriff of this broke and scruffy high-desert town stored about 5,000 pounds of pot, contraband seized at the nearby ...
