Alexa Gets Ability to Search for Nearby COVID 5a6mj 19 Vaccine Centres, Helps Check Availability

Alexa’s new feature will be particularly useful for those who may find it difficult to schedule an appointment via online portals and sites. 222b53

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 23 April 2021 10:55 IST

Alexa Gets Ability to Search for Nearby COVID-19 Vaccine Centres, Helps Check Availability

Alexa can offer information about vaccine eligibility requirements for more than 85 countries 351s2h

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Alexa can also help find nearby COVID-19 testing centres
Alexa helps make a call to vaccination sites to check availability
The feature is currently available in the US only

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Alexa, Amazon's voice assistant for its Echo devices, has now got the ability to search for nearby vaccination sites and help connect s with these websites to check for availability or schedule an appointment. Alexa s can speak the voice command, “Alexa, where can I get a COVID vaccine?” and a list of all the nearby vaccination sites will be listed out. This will be particularly useful for the elderly, who may find it difficult to schedule an appointment via online portals and sites.

The company took to its COVID-19 vaccines and connect them to vaccination sites. Apart from hearing a list of nearby vaccination centres, s can also ask Alexa to make a call to one of the sites on the list and check for availability. For instance, just say, “Alexa, call the first one,” to connect to a specific location directly and learn more about vaccine or appointment availability. This feature is currently available in the US only.

This is similar to how you can find a nearby COVID-19 testing location using Alexa. You can trigger a request by saying, “Alexa, where can I get tested for COVID-19?” to hear a list of nearby testing centres and get more information about test locations by saying, “Alexa, call the first one,” to call the phone number provided for the location.

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