Facebook announces new tools to help users get vaccinated
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Facebook said this week that it's releasing tools designed to help its social network's users find authoritative information about COVID-19 vaccines.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post on the company's Newsroom blog that the tech firm will release utilities in Facebook-owned apps — including Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram — that connect people with information about how and when to schedule a COVID-19 vaccination appointment. The tools are intended to help users find nearby vaccination locations and will have information such as vaccination-site contact details, links to how to make an appointment, and, if available, hours of operation. Data for the new utilities is provided by VaccineFinder, a site developed by Boston's Children's Hospital, and available on Facebook's Coronavirus Information Center site. The company will also make the information center available on Facebook-owned Instagram. Facebook says the site will soon be available in 71 different languages.More Related News