Google adds COVID vaccination sites to its Maps to help you get the jab

With the arrival of numerous effective vaccines, the battle against COVID-19 has shifted to getting the jab to as many people as possible. And now tech giant Google has added vaccination site locations to Google Map and Search in the US, Canada, France, Chile, India and Singapore in a bid to help speed up the process. Users simply type'vaccination sites' to get a map with pins tagging various locations near them which provide the injections. Google AI is also powering'virtual agents' that can help individuals find out if they're eligible for vaccination, book an appointment and even get reminders as the date approaches. The internet giant announced it is sponsoring pop-up vaccination sites across the US targeting marginalized communities and donating 250,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to countries in need.