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AWS launches global initiative to accelerate COVID‑19 diagnostics, research, and testing
As COVID-19 continues to spread, we are acutely aware of the impact this is having on families, businesses, and communities. This is a global health emergency that will only be resolved by governments, businesses, academia, and individuals working to
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AWS powers new platform to train one million volunteer healthcare workers
As COVID-19 continues to spread, the U.S. healthcare system is experiencing unprecedented demand, leaving medical providers overwhelmed and exhausted. And because of the influx of COVID-19 patients, others not suffering from the novel coronavirus but
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AWS partners with the NFL for the first-ever remote NFL Draft
Some of the best moments of the NFL Draft each year are seeing the reactions of players as they hear their name called by Commissioner Roger Goodell, fulfilling their dreams of being selected by an NFL team.Camera crews stationed in the Draft's green
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AWS customers scale to help address mental health issues due to COVID-19
One-third of Americans have experienced high levels of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new findings from the Pew Research Center. It’s evident the virus is taking a toll mentally as well as physically. Survey respond
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AWS helps the World Health Organization respond to COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently launched the WHO Academy (WHOA) app to support health workers around the world in caring for patients infected by COVID-19, as well as to protect themselves as they do this critical work.The app—available
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Coca-Cola and AWS reimagine the future of contactless experiences
The COVID-19 global pandemic has forced companies across industries—including the restaurant industry, one of the first and perhaps hardest hit by the pandemic—to rapidly adapt to evolving consumer behaviors, including the desire for contactless expe
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Amazon helps boost vaccine call center in Washington state
Amazon has been helping employees, their families, and thousands of other community members access COVID-19 testing and vaccinations by hosting pop-up clinics in a growing number of states. Now, Amazon is making it easier to book vaccination appointm
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Cloud-powered diagnostic tools are critical to fighting COVID-19
2020 was a year like no other. By March, the COVID-19 virus had spread around the world, impacting families, businesses, and communities. Many are still fighting the spread of the virus, which has introduced several new variants that are threatening
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AWS Cloud technology is helping migrants stay safe
COVID-19 has led to huge challenges for the world’s mobile populations—the millions of people who move between countries and regions to look for better opportunities or to escape disaster or unrest.Since the pandemic began, a total of 227 countries,
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Lend your spare compute power to the fight against COVID-19
If you would like to lend your spare compute power to the fight against COVID-19, visit the Folding@home website to find out more.Ever since Folding@home—a massively distributed computing project set up to investigate the origins of diseases includin
