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Welcome to our dystopian hellscape, where you might soon have to flash your Apple Wallet when trying to enter an airport in order to prove that you’ve been given the covid-19 vaccine.
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According to a recent Bloomberg report, that’s the reality being faced by residents in Los Angeles, where a recent partnership between Apple and wellness app Healthvana could soon mean that vaccination records will be offered digitally in an attempt to (hopefully) incentivize people to actually inoculate themselves. Because the virus that causes covid-19 requires a two-shot dose, the logic goes, having a record of the first shot stored digitally could help to ensure that individuals are cleared promptly for their second shot and could, eventually, serve as proof that an individual trying to access a grocery store or concert venue has been vaccinated.
By Hayden Brooks
Dec 29, 2020
Folks living in Los Angeles County who received the COVID-19 vaccine will soon be able to show off proof of their medical status via their Apple Wallets or an equivalent Google platform.
Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (December 29) that the digital token, which will be provided by the software company Healthvana, will remind them of their follow-up dose of the vaccine, but also show proof of their vaccination. That documentation might be necessary to access events, airports, or the alike in the future. We re really concerned. We really want people to come back for that second dose,
By Hayden Brooks
Dec 29, 2020
Folks living in Los Angeles County who received the COVID-19 vaccine will soon be able to show off proof of their medical status via their Apple Wallets or an equivalent Google platform.
Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (December 29) that the digital token, which will be provided by the software company Healthvana, will remind them of their follow-up dose of the vaccine, but also show proof of their vaccination. That documentation might be necessary to access events, airports, or the alike in the future. We re really concerned. We really want people to come back for that second dose,
By Hayden Brooks
Dec 29, 2020
Folks living in Los Angeles County who received the COVID-19 vaccine will soon be able to show off proof of their medical status via their Apple Wallets or an equivalent Google platform.
Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (December 29) that the digital token, which will be provided by the software company Healthvana, will remind them of their follow-up dose of the vaccine, but also show proof of their vaccination. That documentation might be necessary to access events, airports, or the alike in the future. We re really concerned. We really want people to come back for that second dose,
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