國洛杉磯當地正在與健康信息平臺Healthvana合作,新冠疫苗接種者可以在該平臺上獲取其接種跟蹤服務。在完成第一劑接種后,患者便會收到平臺的隨訪提醒,再次擇期接種第二劑。目前美國可供接種的疫苗有輝瑞和Moderna兩種。
Healthvana表示,接種者還可以通過該平臺獲取自己的“免疫護照”。這種證件類似于疫苗通行證,隨著疫苗接種工作大范圍鋪開,各類傳播風險較高的公共場合也可以根據人群免疫情況采取相應措施。
目前洛杉磯的疫情風險已達最高級。一般情況下,接種者在首次注射完成后會拿到一張紙質提醒卡,并由醫療機構保存其接種記錄,但洛杉磯縣官員告訴彭博社,現有的醫療管理條件并無能力同時追蹤數百萬患者的接種情況,也無法即時提醒患者補種第二劑。因此,Healthvana這樣的電子健康信息平臺就能起到重要的補充作用。
美國現時批準緊急使用兩種疫苗只有在第二次注射后才能完全有效。根據早前同類型多劑量疫苗接種情況研究,相當大比例的接種者,尤其是老年人、殘疾人及少數人種,均沒有自行接種后續所需劑量。根據美國衛生局預測,要想控制疫情,全美有效接種率必須達到80%,如果不能有效接種,則其疫情防治也會大打折扣。
通過Healthvana平臺,每位接種者都可獲得一個特定電子序列,該序列可以被導入Apple Wallet這類系統中。目前可被Apple Wallet認證且存儲的信息包括學生證件號、航空公司登機牌,以及活動門票等等。
理論上,持有免疫證件人群可以自由出入高風險場合。Healthvana表示該公司正在于各類機構討論后續的具體實踐,但尚沒有官方機構或是相關國家政策就該情況作出說明,各私營部門也還沒有達成普遍共識。(財富中文網)
編譯:陳怡軒
美國洛杉磯當地正在與健康信息平臺Healthvana合作,新冠疫苗接種者可以在該平臺上獲取其接種跟蹤服務。在完成第一劑接種后,患者便會收到平臺的隨訪提醒,再次擇期接種第二劑。目前美國可供接種的疫苗有輝瑞和Moderna兩種。
Healthvana表示,接種者還可以通過該平臺獲取自己的“免疫護照”。這種證件類似于疫苗通行證,隨著疫苗接種工作大范圍鋪開,各類傳播風險較高的公共場合也可以根據人群免疫情況采取相應措施。
目前洛杉磯的疫情風險已達最高級。一般情況下,接種者在首次注射完成后會拿到一張紙質提醒卡,并由醫療機構保存其接種記錄,但洛杉磯縣官員告訴彭博社,現有的醫療管理條件并無能力同時追蹤數百萬患者的接種情況,也無法即時提醒患者補種第二劑。因此,Healthvana這樣的電子健康信息平臺就能起到重要的補充作用。
美國現時批準緊急使用兩種疫苗只有在第二次注射后才能完全有效。根據早前同類型多劑量疫苗接種情況研究,相當大比例的接種者,尤其是老年人、殘疾人及少數人種,均沒有自行接種后續所需劑量。根據美國衛生局預測,要想控制疫情,全美有效接種率必須達到80%,如果不能有效接種,則其疫情防治也會大打折扣。
通過Healthvana平臺,每位接種者都可獲得一個特定電子序列,該序列可以被導入Apple Wallet這類系統中。目前可被Apple Wallet認證且存儲的信息包括學生證件號、航空公司登機牌,以及活動門票等等。
理論上,持有免疫證件人群可以自由出入高風險場合。Healthvana表示該公司正在于各類機構討論后續的具體實踐,但尚沒有官方機構或是相關國家政策就該情況作出說明,各私營部門也還沒有達成普遍共識。(財富中文網)
編譯:陳怡軒
Patient health information platform Healthvana has partnered with Los Angeles County to provide COVID-19 vaccination tracking to recipients. Primarily, the system will send patients follow-up reminders to return for the required second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines.
But Healthvana also says its records create a verifiable proof of vaccination. That proof, sometimes discussed as a "vaccine passport," could allow safer protocols for public gatherings or other settings where transmission risk is high as the vaccine becomes more widely available.
In Los Angeles, where the spread of the novel coronavirus has reached crisis levels, the Healthvana records will supplement paper reminder cards given to recipients of a first vaccine dose. Though vaccine records are also kept by medical facilities, county officials tell Bloomberg that medical administrators don’t have the capacity to track the timing of millions of necessary follow-up doses and inform patients directly.
That matters because the two COVID-19 vaccines currently approved for emergency use in the U.S. are only fully effective after a second dose. Studies based on other multi-dose vaccines show that a large proportion of patients, particularly the elderly, disabled, and members of minority groups, do not return for a second dose. That could slow the progress to the vaccination threshold of roughly 80% that health authorities say is needed to control the pandemic in the U.S.
The Healthvana system also creates proof of a completed vaccination sequence that can be stored digitally in an Apple Wallet or similar systems. Those systems already provide authenticated and secure storage of official records such as student IDs, airline boarding passes, and event tickets.
Secure digital vaccine records could in theory be used to safely allow access to places or activities, such as airlines or public events, where there is a high risk of coronavirus transmission. Healthvana says it is in discussions with such facilities about using its certifications for that purpose. However, there is currently no official state or national U.S. policy—or broad private-sector consensus—about how such a system might work.