Have You Heard About the Virginia Department of Health's COVIDWISE App?

Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services sent this bulletin at 11/23/2020 10:07 AM EST

Protect Yourself and Your Community

Animated gif of phone showing various screens within the COVIDWISE app.

What is it?

Virginia’s free COVIDWISE Exposure Notifications app will let you know if you have likely been exposed to other users who have tested positive for COVID-19. This helps you protect your loved ones, friends and community while not exposing your privacy.

How does it work?

Step 1: Download the free app on the iPhone App Store or Android Google Play Store.

Step 2: The app will generate an anonymous token for your device. This token will change every 10-20 minutes to help ensure the app can’t be used to identify you or your location.

Step 3: Your phone and the phones around you will work in the background, without draining your battery or data, to exchange these anonymous tokens via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology.

Step 4: Your phone will download a daily list of all the anonymous tokens associated with positive COVID-19 cases and check them against the list of anonymous tokens it has encountered in the last 14 days.

Step 5: If there's a match, the app will notify you with further instructions from your public health authority on how to keep you and the people around you safe.

Learn more about the app or download it today so you can protect yourself and those around you.

Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page or by clicking here to unsubscribe. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com.

This service is provided to you at no charge by Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services.