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Monday, November 4
Microchip implanted in your arm could track the status of your Covid vaccine with just one scan
A Swedish company is creating a microchip that could help confirm that a person is vaccinated conta Covid – 19.
The microchip technology startup called Epicenter works on a microchip that will be implanted under a person’s skin and will be based on the existing “Near Field Communication” (NFC) to send data on someone’s vaccination status.
According to a tweet from the South China Morning Post, the chip will be implanted in your arm and you can check your vaccination status when placed next to an NFC.
“Imagine showing your Covid passport – 12 with just a flash of his arm ”, the video begins, as it shows a person extending his arm and scanning it with a mobile phone.
This news comes as health experts repeatedly highlight the success of the vaccine in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and its effectiveness against the disease.
While the Omicron variant has led to a large increase in Covid cases – 19, experts say that a booster injection is the best action against its spread.
They have also emphasized that vaccinated people are much less likely to become seriously ill or experience life-threatening symptoms.
The vaccine’s microchip suggested access to NFC, like those on smartphones, to show proof of vaccination.
This is the same technology used by readers of contactless cards.
“Implants are a very versatile technology that can be used for many different things,” said the Director of Disruption of Epi center, Hannes Sjöblad. “Now it is very convenient to have a Covid passport always accessible on your implant.”
The microchip is the size of a grain of rice and can be embedded under the skin of a person, under the arm or between the index finger and the thumb, and allows people to store data such as passports and medical records.
The goal one of these chips is to eliminate the need to carry key chains, identification cards and business cards.
Apparently, Sjöblad organized “transplant parties” in 1200, when his employees gathered in fun social settings and put chips on their arms.
The procedure is relatively quick and costs around $ 100 dollars.
However, the tweet received mixed reviews online.
“This is exactly why people don’t want to get vaccinated,” wrote one person on Twitter. “I’m old enough to remember when this was a conspiracy theory,” another joked.
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