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COVID-19: Google launches vaccine-finding features

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Tech giant, Google, has announced the launch of tools designed to help people find Covid-19 vaccination locations in a bid to combat the deadly pandemic.
The US company also announced plans to launch a cloud-based “virtual agent” which would enable people to schedule vaccination appointments or get information on the topic in some 28 languages using chat, text messages, or phone calls.

Google said it will provide 250,000 vaccine doses to “countries in need” along with adding the ability for people to find sites for the jab in Canada, Chile, France, India, Singapore, and the United States.

“As we’ve learned throughout the pandemic, no one is safe from COVID-19 until everyone is safe,” Google said.

“Getting vaccines to everyone around the world is a challenging, but necessary, undertaking.”

Along with providing a total of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to countries in need, Google is funding “pop-up” sites for the jab in the United States and committing an additional $250 million in ad credit to spread vaccine information.

“There’s a lot of work ahead to make sure everyone who wants to get vaccinated can,” Google said in a blog post.

“Globally, it could be years before some countries even have enough vaccines.”

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