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Device owners in participating states will soon receive enrollment notifications, while public health authorities may automatically have Exposure Notification apps generated for them.
The aim of the electronic system is to ensure medicines are dispensed according to the correct procedures set by authorities, as well as to prevent counterfeit drugs.
Companies are collaborating to extend the reach of Bluetooth exposure notification systems beyond smartphones.
The two companies offer a more comprehensive package than those being pitched by their competitors in the tech-driven return-to-work space.
The COVIDWISE app uses Bluetooth to anonymously detect potential exposures and is free to download.
Exposure Notification tools are supporting apps live in 16 countries and are also being explored by 20 U.S. states and territories, Google announced.
This week's top stories include hospitals scrambling to comply with the requirement to submit data to HHS, and Google and Apple's contact tracing app leaving the door open for tracking user locations.
Google says that the apps don't have user access to location data, but health bodies using the technology for their digital tools still aren't pleased.