Search Tag: immunity passport
Four-steps-to-make-covid-19-vaccinations-efficient
2021 04 Jan
The United States, where COVID-19 cases continue to rise, is racing to vaccinate as many people as possible to curb further spread of the virus. The inoculation drive, however, poses a major IT challenge as the country's data infrastructure lacks the capacity to efficiently track COVID-19 vaccine distribution and its use (who got vaccinated,...Read more
Who-led-discussion-on-covid-19-vaccines
2021 16 Jan
Under the umbrella of the World Health Organization, its Emergency Committee and several thousands of scientists looked into the challenges related to COVID-19 vaccine safety, efficacy and access. You might also like: COVID-19 Vaccine: From Ethics of Early Access to Payments for Risk T he meeting of the Emergency Committee...Read more
New-initiative-seeks-to-standardise-covid-19-vaccination-records
2021 15 Jan
Leaders from healthcare and tech industry, including Mayo Clinic, Microsoft and Oracle, are joining forces in the Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI) to establish a standard for digital vaccination records. You might also like: COVID-19 Vaccines: Need for Global Tracking System The new initiative aims to provide every...Read more
U-k-public-attitudes-to-tracking-and-immunity-passports
2021 24 Jan
The overwhelming majority of people in the UK support the use of co-location tracking technologies and introduction of immunity passports by the authorities to contain the spread of COVID-19, a new study shows (Lewandowsky et al. 2021) . You might also like: (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)? COVID-19 ‘Immunity Passports’...Read more
Europes-unvaccinated-are-dropping-out-of-society
2022 18 Jan
After little over two years, governments worldwide are still dealing with the challenge of ending the COVID-19 pandemic. For many, vaccines have been available for a year, but a loud minority has refused them and the vaccination certificates that accompany them. Many nations have imposed stricter rules and restrictions on the unvaccinated to...Read more