Will your neighbors get vaccinated?
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As the coronavirus vaccines have rolled out across the US, the process has been confusing and disastrous. States, left by the federal government to fend for themselves, have struggled to…
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About the Pandemic Technology Project
As covid-19 began spreading around the world, an avalanche of new digital services and data-driven approaches has emerged to aid pandemic response. From smartphone exposure notifications to vaccine allocation algorithms,…
Moderna believes it could update its coronavirus vaccine without a big new trial
“With these mutants coming out, you just wonder where it’s going to go now. It keeps me up at night,” Peter Marks, the US Food and Drug Administration official who…
We may have only weeks to act before a variant coronavirus dominates the US
The US may face a rapidly closing window to bring a suspected extra-contagious variant of covid-19 under control. If the variant strain, first spotted in the United Kingdom[1], is as…
2021 planning: New business models, big opportunity
Certainly, corporate execs and finance professionals have to focus on the future and take advantage of emerging technology. “You have to evolve to succeed,” explains Scott Brown, senior vice president…
Broken promises: How Singapore lost trust on contact tracing privacy
For Singaporeans, the covid-19 pandemic has been closely intertwined with technology: two technologies, to be specific. The first is the QR code, whose little black-and-white squares have been ubiquitous all…
Covid-19 immunity likely lasts for years
The study[1], published January 6 in Science, contrasts with earlier findings that suggested covid-19 immunity could be short-lived[2], putting millions who’ve already recovered at risk of reinfection[3]. That predicament wouldn’t…
Without leadership on vaccine rollout, scams are inevitable
“We have the best logisticians in the world at the Department of Defense, working in conjunction with the CDC, to guide … every logistical detail you could possibly think of,”…
Singapore’s police now have access to contact tracing data
The news: Police will be able to access data collected by Singapore’s covid-19 contact tracing system for use in criminal investigations, a senior official said[1] on Monday. The announcement contradicts…
Vaccines are the latest battleground for doctors on social media
For a long time, anti-vaccine misinformation pushers have used anecdotes to back up false claims: YouTube videos of mothers discussing how they believe a vaccine had harmed their child, for…
