Vaccination
White House rules out a US vaccine 'passport'
The White House on Tuesday ruled out imposing any form of a coronavirus vaccine passport in the United States, but said private businesses were free to explore the idea.
Apr 6, 2021
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News tagged with privacy
Health informatics
Automatic adverse drug reaction extraction from electronic health records
Patients' electronic health records convey crucial information. The application of natural language processing techniques to these records may be an effective means of extracting information that may improve clinical decision ...
Mar 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New tool reveals security and privacy issues with contact tracing apps
Researchers have developed a tool to identify security and privacy risks associated with COVID-19 contact tracing apps.
Feb 25, 2021
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Vaccination
Trust is key as Estonia tests global vaccine passports
Could a QR code open up the world? That is the question in Estonia as it takes a lead in global efforts to develop digital vaccine passports.
Feb 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19: Bioethical issues raised by the pandemic
Mark Aulisio, the Susan E. Watson Professor and chair of the Department of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, weighed in on bioethical issues that have arisen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Culture shapes willingness to share personal data to reduce COVID-19 spread
Culture, civic-mindedness and privacy concerns influence how willing people are to share personal location information to help stem the transmission of COVID-19 in their communities, a new study finds. Such sharing includes ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study provides first real-world evidence of COVID-19 contact tracing app effectiveness
An international research collaboration, involving scientists from the UK, US and Spain, has shed new light on the usefulness of digital contact tracing (DCT) to control the spread of COVID-19.
Jan 26, 2021
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Health
Why people are reluctant to use COVID-19 contact-tracing apps
This week's announcement of two new COVID-19 vaccine pre-purchase deals is encouraging, but doesn't mean New Zealanders should become complacent about using the NZ COVID Tracer app during the summer holidays.
Dec 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Despite promise, few in US adopting COVID-19 exposure apps
Six months ago, Apple and Google introduced a new smartphone tool designed to notify people who might have been exposed to the coronavirus, without disclosing any personal information. But for the most part, Americans haven't ...
Dec 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Privacy preferences, family tensions can deter use of contact tracing apps
As a tool for controlling the spread of COVID-19, mobile applications for contact tracing are most effective when they are widely adopted and left on indefinitely. But adoption rates of such apps are low, due in part to privacy ...
Nov 16, 2020
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