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Updated Dec 28, 2020 | 10:58 IST Several companies have begun developing smartphone applications and software that will enable individuals to input key health information that can act to validate their health status. Representational image.&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspiStock Images Key Highlights As vaccines become readily available for larger populations, avoiding resurgences of the virus as a consequence of inter-country migration will be of paramount importance The C...

Should the COVID-19 vaccine figure into the future of flying? [Los Angeles Times] The vaccine for COVID-19 might be the beginning of the end of the pandemic, but for airlines, it’s the beginning of the discussion about how and whether a vaccine will factor into the future of flying. The discussion gained momentum after Alan Joyce, chief executive of Qantas Airways, said in November that the Australian airline will require passengers for international flights to receive the COVID-19 vaccine....

Why Americans will demand to be able to prove theyre vaccinated Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Youve received a coronavirus vaccination — but can you prove it? The answer to that question will help determine how the global economy functions for the next few years. Why it matters: The federal government will probably neither mandate nor encourage digital immunity passports or other proofs of vaccination. But privately-operated digital certificates are already being developed — and U.S. law m...

This week, Business Extra looks back at the 10 biggest business moments from the UAE and beyond in 2020. Co-host The National’s personal finance editor, Felicity Glover, to count them down. In this episode Dr Rajesh Suri in February, delivering a message to residents from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi as it prepared for the pandemic (1m 05s) Naim Yazbeck of Microsoft UAE on the fate of the 9 to 5 working day in the WFH revolution (4m 41s) Ian Ohan, founder and chief executive of restaurant o...

The vaccine for COVID-19 might be the beginning of the end of the pandemic, but for airlines, it’s the beginning of the discussion about how and whether a vaccine will factor into the future of flying. The discussion gained momentum after Alan Joyce, chief executive of Qantas Airways, said in November that the Australian airline will require passengers for international flights to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “Whether you’ll need that domestically, we’ll have to see what happens wit...

Rolling Out the Covid Vaccine Is a Huge IT Challenge Four strategies to ensure the vaccination effort is effective, equitable, and secure. by Summary.    The data infrastructure in the United States can’t adequately support the effort to vaccinate the U.S. population against Covid-19. Four steps must be taken: standardize the way personal health data is exchanged; align states’ immunization registries and state and federal reporting analytics; design immunization “passports�...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Jetblue Expands Testing Options for Customers Over the Holidays and Into 2021 December 18, 2020 GMT NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 18, 2020-- JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced a new seamless testing and verification procedure for customers traveling to Aruba as the airline, the Aruban government, CommonPass, and the airline’s at-home testing partner, Vault, set plans to work together to streamli...

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the worlds leading provider of diagnostic information services, and The Commons Project, a non-profit public trust dedicated to building and operating global digital platforms and services for public good, today announced a collaboration that will give individuals more control over how and when they can access their data. With the new collaboration, Quest Diagnostics also joins a handful of industry members of the Commons Project Foundation, which is focused o...

Moderates Propose $748 Billion Compromise on Stimulus Last Updated This briefing has ended. Follow our latest coverage of Here’s what you need to know: After months of impasse, lawmakers are now staring down a Friday deadline to complete a must-pass government funding bill.Credit...Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times A bipartisan group of centrist members of Congress on Monday presented a pair of compromise measures totaling $908 billion that were intended to break the stalemate in negot...

Trump Delays Plan to Hasten Coronavirus Vaccines for White House Staff Last Updated Jan. 4, 2021, 5:17 a.m. ETJan. 4, 2021, 5:17 a.m. ET Shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine left a facility in Michigan early Sunday, the initial step in the most ambitious vaccination plan in U.S. history. The F.D.A. chief says the vaccine couldn’t have been authorized any sooner, rebutting President Trump. This briefing has ended. Follow our The White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, right, in October....