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Twitter Stops Enforcing COVID-19 Misinformation Policy, Experts Express Concerns Over False Claims
Twitter has rolled back its COVID-19 misinformation policy, as public health experts and researchers have expressed concern that the change would have major repercussions as the virus continues to spread and vaccination numbers remain low. The company's new CEO, Elon Musk, has signalled an interest in rolling back many of Twitter's previous rules m...
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Understanding How News Works Can Short-Circuit the Connection Between Social Media Use and Vaccine Hesitancy
Research has revealed that people who consume a lot of news on social media are more hesitant about getting vaccinated and more likely to be sceptical of COVID-19 vaccines, while users with higher levels of news literacy have more confidence in COVID-19 shots. Here's how understanding how news works can short-circuit the connection between social m...
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European Anti-Vaccination Group Tests Limits of Platforms' Disinformation Checks
Researchers have uncovered evidence of anti-vaccine groups thriving on Facebook and other social media platforms, as the tech industry struggles to keep disinformation in check. Law enforcement and extremism researchers say there’s evidence that far-right groups are using scepticism about COVID-19 and vaccines to expand their reach.
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Amazon Terminates Paid COVID-19 Paid Leave Policy for Workers in the US
Amazon has updated its policy following the availability of COVID-19 vaccines and revised guidance from the US’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek to Employees: Cancelling Joe Rogan Not 'The Answer'
Joe Rogan’s mouth has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is apparently not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense criticism over his anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and racial slurs.
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Joe Rogan Responds to Allegations of Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation via Podcast on Spotify
Joe Rogan has responded to allegations that his Spotify podcast was spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines that led to singer-songwriters Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removed their music from the streaming platform.
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Blockchain Tech Helping Singapore Pharma Firm Prevent Administration of Expired COVID-19 Vaccines
Singapore’s Zuellig Pharma is using a new “eZTracker” app to filter out improperly stored or expired vaccines from being distributed for administration. The vaccine management system is based on SAP blockchain that enables end-to-end tracking and reporting of multiple business processes and objects.
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Spotify Says It Will Add Content Advisory to Podcasts that Discuss COVID-19 After Joe Rogan Controversy
Spotify on Sunday said that it will add content advisory to podcasts discussing COVID-19 after singer-songwriters Neil Young and Joni Mitchell said they were removing their music from Spotify to protest the airing of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines via Joe Rogan’s podcast.
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How to Add Your COVID-19 Vaccine Records to Apple Health, Wallet on Your iPhone
Keeping COVID-19 vaccine records on phone is the easiest and quickest way to access your vaccine details at any time. Now, any iPhone running on iOS 15.1 allows users to store their COVID-19 vaccine records in Apple Health and Apple Wallet as a vaccination card. Once added, you can open it by entering the phone's passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID.
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HealthifyMe Updates VaccinateMe Platform With COVID-19 Booster Shot Booking, WhatsApp Reminder Feature
HealthifyMe’s vaccine booking platform has been updated to support the booking of precautionary or booster doses for eligible double vaccinated users. The VaccinateMe platform will allow eligible users to quickly identify centres with available doses. The platform also allows booking of first and second vaccine slots for children above the age of...
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Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, T-Mobile, Amazon Drop CES Plans Over COVID-19 Concerns
Facebook parent Meta, Twitter, and Pinterest separately said they will not send teams to CES 2022 in Las Vegas as concerns grow about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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CoWIN Now Showing Fully/ Partially Vaccinated Badges, Platform Made Available Globally as Open-Source Software
CoWIN has announced that it will now start displaying badges for fully vaccinated and partially vaccinated on user's profiles on the portal. The badges will appear as shields. Furthermore, back in July the Government of India announced that it will offer CoWIN on a global scale and earlier this week, it was offered as an open source platform.
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Facebook, YouTube Remove Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro Video Linking COVID-19 Vaccine to AIDS
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro found himself in social media time-out after his video warning of a supposed link between COVID-19 vaccines and AIDS triggered action by Facebook and YouTube.
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Apple Users Can Now Add COVID-19 Vaccination Status Card to Wallet With Latest iOS 15 Update
Apple Wallet is all set to allow users to add verifiable COVID-19 vaccination cards to the app as part of iOS 15 update. The iOS 15.1 beta lets users upload their vaccination status to the Health app, which in turn creates a vaccination card in Apple Wallet.
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CoWIN KYC-VS API Introduced to Enable Vaccination Status Confirmation: All Details
The new KYC-VS API has been announced by the Indian government. Once this API is integrated into a business’ system, they can ask for an individual’s vaccination status easily. The individual will need to enter their mobile number and name. Thereafter, they will receive an OTP, which they have to enter. Once this process is complete, CoWIN will...
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Twitter Stops Enforcing COVID-19 Misinformation Policy, Experts Express Concerns Over False Claims
Twitter has rolled back its COVID-19 misinformation policy, as public health experts and researchers have expressed concern that the change would have major repercussions as the virus continues to spread and vaccination numbers remain low. The company's new CEO, Elon Musk, has signalled an interest in rolling back many of Twitter's previous rules m...
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Understanding How News Works Can Short-Circuit the Connection Between Social Media Use and Vaccine Hesitancy
Research has revealed that people who consume a lot of news on social media are more hesitant about getting vaccinated and more likely to be sceptical of COVID-19 vaccines, while users with higher levels of news literacy have more confidence in COVID-19 shots. Here's how understanding how news works can short-circuit the connection between social m...
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European Anti-Vaccination Group Tests Limits of Platforms' Disinformation Checks
Researchers have uncovered evidence of anti-vaccine groups thriving on Facebook and other social media platforms, as the tech industry struggles to keep disinformation in check. Law enforcement and extremism researchers say there’s evidence that far-right groups are using scepticism about COVID-19 and vaccines to expand their reach.
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Amazon Terminates Paid COVID-19 Paid Leave Policy for Workers in the US
Amazon has updated its policy following the availability of COVID-19 vaccines and revised guidance from the US’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek to Employees: Cancelling Joe Rogan Not 'The Answer'
Joe Rogan’s mouth has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is apparently not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense criticism over his anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and racial slurs.
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Joe Rogan Responds to Allegations of Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation via Podcast on Spotify
Joe Rogan has responded to allegations that his Spotify podcast was spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines that led to singer-songwriters Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removed their music from the streaming platform.
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Blockchain Tech Helping Singapore Pharma Firm Prevent Administration of Expired COVID-19 Vaccines
Singapore’s Zuellig Pharma is using a new “eZTracker” app to filter out improperly stored or expired vaccines from being distributed for administration. The vaccine management system is based on SAP blockchain that enables end-to-end tracking and reporting of multiple business processes and objects.
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Spotify Says It Will Add Content Advisory to Podcasts that Discuss COVID-19 After Joe Rogan Controversy
Spotify on Sunday said that it will add content advisory to podcasts discussing COVID-19 after singer-songwriters Neil Young and Joni Mitchell said they were removing their music from Spotify to protest the airing of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines via Joe Rogan’s podcast.
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How to Add Your COVID-19 Vaccine Records to Apple Health, Wallet on Your iPhone
Keeping COVID-19 vaccine records on phone is the easiest and quickest way to access your vaccine details at any time. Now, any iPhone running on iOS 15.1 allows users to store their COVID-19 vaccine records in Apple Health and Apple Wallet as a vaccination card. Once added, you can open it by entering the phone's passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID.
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HealthifyMe Updates VaccinateMe Platform With COVID-19 Booster Shot Booking, WhatsApp Reminder Feature
HealthifyMe’s vaccine booking platform has been updated to support the booking of precautionary or booster doses for eligible double vaccinated users. The VaccinateMe platform will allow eligible users to quickly identify centres with available doses. The platform also allows booking of first and second vaccine slots for children above the age of...
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Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, T-Mobile, Amazon Drop CES Plans Over COVID-19 Concerns
Facebook parent Meta, Twitter, and Pinterest separately said they will not send teams to CES 2022 in Las Vegas as concerns grow about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
-
CoWIN Now Showing Fully/ Partially Vaccinated Badges, Platform Made Available Globally as Open-Source Software
CoWIN has announced that it will now start displaying badges for fully vaccinated and partially vaccinated on user's profiles on the portal. The badges will appear as shields. Furthermore, back in July the Government of India announced that it will offer CoWIN on a global scale and earlier this week, it was offered as an open source platform.
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Facebook, YouTube Remove Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro Video Linking COVID-19 Vaccine to AIDS
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro found himself in social media time-out after his video warning of a supposed link between COVID-19 vaccines and AIDS triggered action by Facebook and YouTube.
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Apple Users Can Now Add COVID-19 Vaccination Status Card to Wallet With Latest iOS 15 Update
Apple Wallet is all set to allow users to add verifiable COVID-19 vaccination cards to the app as part of iOS 15 update. The iOS 15.1 beta lets users upload their vaccination status to the Health app, which in turn creates a vaccination card in Apple Wallet.
-
CoWIN KYC-VS API Introduced to Enable Vaccination Status Confirmation: All Details
The new KYC-VS API has been announced by the Indian government. Once this API is integrated into a business’ system, they can ask for an individual’s vaccination status easily. The individual will need to enter their mobile number and name. Thereafter, they will receive an OTP, which they have to enter. Once this process is complete, CoWIN will...
