Use your Google Maps to know vaccination locations in India: Details inside
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As the coronavirus situation is getting deadlier by days, now Google Maps has come up with a new option to locate vaccination spots easier.
There are a lot of factors concerning the vaccination process. It might be harder to find a site if the person lives too far or doesn t have a proper internet connection to book an appointment.
Karen DeSalvo, MD, M.P.H, Chief Health Officer, said in Google Health a blog post, As more people have access to Covid-19 vaccine, we re making it easier to learn why, when and where you can get immunised.
With the arrival of numerous effective vaccines, the battle against COVID-19 has shifted to getting the jab to as many people as possible.
And now tech giant Google has added vaccination site locations to Google Map and Search in the US, Canada, France, Chile, India and Singapore in a bid to help speed up the process.
Users simply type vaccination sites to get a map with pins tagging various locations near them which provide the injections.
Google AI is also powering virtual agents that can help individuals find out if they re eligible for vaccination, book an appointment and even get reminders as the date approaches.
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