Sharon Terlep reports: The ability to connect digitally and amass data on people who wouldn’t otherwise be customers provides a benefit to companies, which aren’t likely to see a financial windfall from their role in vaccinating the U.S. masses against Covid-19. […] Walgreens requires visitors to its website sign up for a Walgreens account to…
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IE: Researchers can now apply for access to Covid-19 data
Jenny Darmody reports: An application process has been put in place to enable registered researchers to apply for access to Ireland’s Covid-19 data research hub. Since April 2020, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has been maintaining a Covid-19 data research hub. This data has been solely used by a sub-group of the National Public Health…
White House orders enhanced airport screenings for Ebola
Nick Turse and Jana Winter report: The Biden administration is moving forward with plans to screen airline passengers from two African countries arriving in the U.S. for Ebola, which will involve sending them to one of about a half dozen designated airports. The Centers for Disease Control confirmed the plan Friday evening, several hours after…
UC says Blue Shield sought ‘expansive’ patient data as part of its COVID-19 work for California
Melody Gutierrez reports: Blue Shield of California initially sought an “expansive” amount of medical data from the University of California Health system in exchange for vaccine doses under the state’s revamped allocation plan that awards extensive powers to the insurance giant, a move that has prompted objections from UC and alarm from patient privacy advocates….