COVID-19 vaccine
The Intelligent Vaccine Impact solution promises to increase the “availability and equitable access” of vaccines while assisting governments in the distribution process.
The tech giant is also teaming up with providers to use its capacities for vaccination.
Using technology to help fight COVID-19 has been a theme of the pandemic, and it continues to be for vaccine distribution.
Said to be the first of its kind in the GCC, the initiative allows medical teams to make home visits to provide one of two approved COVID-19 vaccines to those unable to attend dedicated centres.
All citizens and residents of the Gulf nation are able to schedule their free vaccination via BeAware, which was launched at the beginning of the pandemic as the country’s COVID-19 contact tracing offering.
If the vaccine candidates stay on track, an approved vaccine could hit the market by early 2021 or sooner.