Bloomberg reported that vaccine recipients in the COVID-19 hotspot Los Angeles County will be offered a digital record that gives them a means to show, via Apple Wallet, that they have received both doses of the two-dose coronavirus vaccine. A similar arrangement is available on Android devices.
Partnership Between Los Angeles and Health Info Startup
This offering is made possible by a partnership between Los Angeles County and startup
Healthvana, founded in late 2014. Healthvana has developed a software platform for delivering test results to patients with various sexually transmitted infections, such as HIV.
It reportedly started working with Los Angeles County earlier in 2020 as a way to deliver COVID-19 test results to those who had received tests.
People who have been vaccinated will also receive a paper card that tracks which vaccines they’ve received and when they received these. However, given that such a card could be easily lost, a digital tool like this could turn out to be extremely useful for those who need it.
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