How can data help improve Covid-19 vaccination uptake rates?
The vaccine hesitancy rate in Great Britain has reduced overall during 2021 and has plateaued at 4%. Note: Vaccine hesitancy includes those who have been offered a vaccine but declined the offer; are very or fairly unlikely to have the vaccine if offered; are neither likely nor unlikely to have the vaccine if offered; don’t […]
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Can Apple build the best wellbeing services?
Rockley Photonics (Apple is a big customer) recently announced that it has come up with a ‘clinic-on-the-wrist’, a continuous and non-invasive solution for monitoring biomarkers including glucose, blood pressure and body temperature. With the Apple Watch already having ECG and blood oxygen level monitoring, the above leads to some interesting possibilities on how Apple can […]
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Targeting obesity policy interventions based on data
YouGov conducted a survey in May 2021 with 1,705 people in the UK and asked how effective or ineffective people thought various policies would be at tackling obesity in the UK. The results to the policy option ‘Giving people incentives and rewards such as shopping vouchers for eating better and exercising’ gave an interesting result. […]
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