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Where To Track COVID-19 Vaccinations
We strongly believe that only digital health can bring healthcare into the 21st century and make patients the point-of-care.
In 2021, we are yet in another race. A race to vaccinate the world. It was the news (or more likely, the miracle) we were eagerly waiting for: to have a functional vaccine against COVID-19 as soon as possible. And in less than a year since the WHO declared the state of pandemic, we have more than one such vaccine. Records were broken in vaccine development rates, we have the hope we were looking for and the unspoken prophecy was fulfilled.
Now, several vaccines are approved in many countries and even by leading healthcare authorities; with millions of people already having been vaccinated. But this is not enough. We need billions to get their shot, or around 60-70% of the global population, to achieve herd immunity and stop the virus’ spread definitively. And that’s in the best case scenario, with a vaccine working perfectly.
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