Facebook launches new alert to help Virginians get vaccinated

NORFOLK, Va. – As the world inches towards normalcy, Facebook is doing its part to help.”We recently just launched a large global campaign where we want to help 50 million people get information about the COVID-19 vaccine,” said Erica Woods, Head of State Public Policy for the Southeast Region at Facebook.Starting this week, Facebook users in Virginia will see a new alert in their news feed called the Vaccine Finder.Upon clicking the alert, users will find information on how to register for the vaccine, where to get the vaccine and further details from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.”So when you sign on with your password to Facebook, right at the top of your news feed you’ll see kind of a banner that’s pointing you to the vaccine finder, and that will be under Instagram pages as well, so you won’t have to search for it, you will click and it will take you to a new window with the information,” Woods said.The roll-out comes just as residents 16 and older are eligible to receive a vaccine in Virginia on Sunday.”Having this vaccine and this tool will help people get accurate information right away,”…
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