Google developed its own COVID-19 database that can efficiently track new variants of the novel coronavirus and tell if a person's immunity will last long. Google's innovation is expected to help medical experts, especially epidemiologists.
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These data points allow epidemiologists and other medical experts to know how the new COVID-19 variants spread across locations.
"By the time we understand the gravity of an outbreak, it's often too late. Data can close that loop and make the process faster," said Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins who is also involved in the development of the new Google-funded COVID-19 databases.
How Google's innovation will help epidemiologists
Epidemiologists collect and organize bits of information provided by newspaper articles or health agencies when an outbreak happens. The published data include the virus's contagiousness, mortality rate, patient's age, person's symptoms, and more.
However, recording the required data might be hard if they'll base it on newspaper articles. With the new Google-funded COVID-19 database, all they need to do is create an account and search for the location they want to study.
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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.
