In Indonesia, the Ministry of Health started Phase II of its WhatsApp vaccine registration helpline, expanding vaccine registration from frontline workers to senior citizens.In Brazil, a WhatsApp helpline is being used as an information and support channel for residents in Serrana, where health authorities are testing the first mass vaccinations project in the country.Last week, the city and province of Buenos Aires, Argentina announced that WhatsApp will be the official channel to send notifications to citizens when it's their turn to receive the vaccine.We're now working directly with health authorities and governments to get people registered for vaccinations, including: To date, 3 billion messages have been sent by governments, nonprofits and international organizations to citizens through official WhatsApp chatbots on COVID-19. Partnering with Health Authorities and Governments on Vaccine Registration Learn more about these efforts on the Instagram blog. We're also releasing new stickers on Instagram Stories, so people can inspire others to get vaccinated when it becomes available to them. This portal, which we launched in the Facebook app last March, helps people discover the latest information about the virus from local health ministries and the World Health Organization. Today, we're bringing the COVID-19 Information Center to Instagram all around the world. John Brownstein, CIO of Boston Children's HospitalĬonnecting People to Resources on Instagram Improving vaccine access and equity across the country will be a critical step in achieving herd immunity and bringing this pandemic to a close." "We are thrilled to be joining forces with Facebook to build tools that aim to support consumers in their search for COVID-19 vaccines. We plan to expand to other countries as vaccines are available more widely. You can access this tool in the COVID-19 Information Center and it will be supported in 71 different languages. The locations in this tool are provided by VaccineFinder and include hours of operation, contact info and links to make an appointment. We've partnered with Boston Children's Hospital to offer a tool on Facebook in the US to help people identify places nearby to get the vaccine. Helping People Find Where and When They Can Get Vaccinated Making real-time aggregate trends in COVID-19 vaccinations, intent to get vaccinated and reasons for hesitancy available to public officials to inform equitable vaccine rolloutīy working closely with national and global health authorities and using our scale to reach people quickly, we're doing our part to help people get credible information, get vaccinated and come back together safely. Adding labels on posts about COVID-19 vaccines to show additional information from the World Health Organization.Expanding official WhatsApp chatbots on COVID-19 to get people registered for vaccinations with health authorities and governments.Expanding our COVID-19 Information Center to Instagram.A tool to connect people to information about where and when to get a COVID-19 vaccine.To do this, we're helping people learn more about COVID-19 vaccines and find out when and where they can get one through our apps. We've already connected over 2 billion people to authoritative COVID-19 information, and today as access to COVID-19 vaccines expands, we're going even further and aiming to help bring 50 million people one step closer to getting vaccinated. I'm looking forward to getting mine, and I hope you are too. They're our best hope for getting past this virus and getting back to normal life. The data shows the vaccines are safe and they work. More than 3 billion messages related to Covid have already been sent by governments, non-profits and international organizations to citizens through official WhatsApp chatbots, so this update will help with the vaccination effort as well. Third, we're working with health authorities and governments to expand their WhatsApp chatbots to help people register for vaccines. Second, we're bringing the Covid Information Center to Instagram, and we'll show it to people prominently there too. We've already seen people use Facebook to find vaccination appointments, so this should enable millions more people to do the same. This will be in the Covid Information Center, which we'll show people right in their News Feed. Now that many countries are moving towards vaccinations for all adults, we're working on tools to make it easier for everyone to get vaccinated as well.įirst, we're launching a tool that shows you when and where you can get vaccinated and gives you a link to make an appointment. We've already connected over 2 billion people to authoritative Covid-19 information. Today we're launching a global campaign to help bring 50 million people a step closer to getting Covid-19 vaccines.
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