The new maps will be able to look at co-location, movement and social interaction data.
Facebook also plans to hold a virtual hackathon focused on COVID19.
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the US, healthcare providers and industry experts take to Twitter to dispel myths.
The social media giant is also planning on giving researchers aggregated and anonymized mobility data.
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A UK-based research group reports that period tracking app Maya and MIA are sharing sensitive data with Facebook.
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that language used in a participant's Facebook posts was able to predict 21 medical conditions.
The new tools will include a high-resolution population density map with demographic estimates, a movement map and network coverage map.
Health Support group users will now be able to ask admins to anonymously post questions to the group page.
Pages, groups and ads whose content includes "verifiable vaccine hoaxes" will be taking a backseat.