Neowin News Feed for: Vaccination

VaxApp is Microsoft's Teams app for organizations to manage vaccination attestation

Usama Jawad — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 07:24:01 +0000

Following U.S. President Joe Biden's guidance for organizations to have employees fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Microsoft has developed an open-source Teams app for vaccine attestation. Read more...

Apple removes Unjected, a dating app for the unvaccinated, over anti-vax content

Fiza Ali — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 16:30:01 +0000

Apple has made it clear that it won't tolerate apps that spread anti-vax misinformation by removing Unjected from its App Store. Google is also cracking down on such apps in the Play Store. Read more...

Apple is reportedly asking for vaccination status of employees in some locations

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:26:01 +0000

Apple is said to be enforcing "additional health and safety protocols" for on-site employees who don't have full vaccination yet as it reportedly conducts inquiries into their vaccination status. Read more...

Google delays its plans to re-open offices, will require employees to get vaccinated

Mehrotra A — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 19:08:02 +0000

Google's Sundar Pichai confirmed that the company will delay the return to office to October. He further iterated the importance of vaccination and noted that employees will need to get vaccinated. Read more...

WhatsApp introduces Spanish vaccine finder to help meet U.S. jab goal

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 23:24:01 +0000

The CDC has released a new Spanish-language text service for WhatsApp that can help people find out where they can be vaccinated. The tool also allows them to book a free ride to get the vaccine. Read more...

Google will show regional vaccination-related search trends to U.S. health officials soon

Usama Jawad — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 04:20:01 +0000

Google has announced that it is sharing anonymized user data aggregated at a zip code level with public health officials in the U.S. to aid in vaccine equity and distribution processes. Read more...

Uber announces $25 off your ride to get vaccinated

Paul Hill — Mon, 24 May 2021 15:08:01 +0000

Uber has announced that those in the U.S. can get up to $25 off four trips to and from vaccination centers until July 4. President Biden is hoping 70% of people are fully vaccinated by that date. Read more...

Ola in vaccination push for employees and their dependents

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:16:01 +0000

Ola has said it's launching a vaccine push in the geographies it operates in to help its employees and their dependents get vaccinated against the coronavirus which has shut the world down. Read more...

You can now find COVID-19 vaccination locations in the US using Apple Maps

Usama Jawad — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 06:58:01 +0000

Apple has updated its Maps to show over 20,000 COVID-19 vaccination locations in the US. Healthcare providers not included in the current rollout have the option of registering with Apple as well. Read more...

Uber will give Brits a free trip to vaccination centres

Paul Hill — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:30:01 +0000

Uber has announced that it's running a promotion where people can get free rides to vaccination centres between now and February 28. Each code does have a 4,000 limit so be sure to use it quickly. Read more...

Twitter will force users to remove posts with COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Abhay V — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:18:01 +0000

Twitter today announced that it is expanding its policies to enforce the removal of posts with misinformation about COIVD-19 vaccines. It will also begin labeling false tweets starting next year. Read more...

Facebook bans ads that discourage vaccination, but not anti-vaccine posts

Jefferson Mangubat — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 05:02:01 +0000

Facebook is banning anti-vaccination ads in the next few days. However, the ban won't apply to general Facebook posts and ads advocating for or against government policies around vaccines. Read more...