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: Friday, April 16, 2021, 7:26 AM IST Google to provide 2.5 lakh COVID-19 vaccines to needy countries; an additional $250 million in Ad grants Photo by Brett Jordan from Pexels In order to help in the efforts to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, Google has committed to providing not just 2.5 lakh COVID-19 vaccination to countries in need, but also commit an additional $250 million in Ad grants to connect people to accurate vaccine information. “Since the beginning of the pandemic, hundreds of Google employees have helped organisations connect people with up-to-date information — part...

We'll soon meet in your inbox. Please wait... "We're also announcing that Google Cloud is launching a virtual agent where people without internet access can schedule vaccine appointments and ask questions about eligibility and availability over the phone - in up to 28 languages and dialects," it said. The announcement came as Google's Chief Health Officer Dr Karen DeSalvo joined an event co-hosted by Gavi - the vaccine alliance - and the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to kick off a campaign to fund vaccines for low and middle-income countries. In a blog post, Google said more peopl...