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The COVID-19 self-checker is a tool that has been created by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The self-checker asks users a series of questions about symptoms they are experiencing, and compares those symptoms to a list of documented COVID-19 virus symptoms. At the conclusion of a self-checker session, the platform will recommend next steps to the user, for instance calling your healthcare provider or self-monitoring symptoms.

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