April 22, 2021 4:39 pm
London-based creative tech studio Rehab has designed a chatbot experience in a bid to tackle misinformation surrounding the roll out of coronavirus vaccines.
Some 90% of the UK population need to take the vaccine in order to achieve herd immunity, Rehab says. However, misinformation and conspiracy theories present an obstacle – and an estimated one in five people are still unsure about having the jab.
Developed in partnership with the University of Nottingham, Covid Vax Facts is a “conversational interface”, according to the studio, which interacts with users in an “objective, non-judgemental” way.
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