VIRA, the Vaccine Information Resource Assistant, is a chatbot created by Johns Hopkins University and IBM Research. VIRA answers questions about COVID-19 vaccines using natural language processing and can be accessed online, through WhatsApp, or when embedded on individual websites. Join this webinar on Thursday, May 26, 3:00-4:00 PM ET to hear a discussion of the benefits that VIRA can bring to health departments nationwide: a free, credible, and informative tool that can counter misinformation, hold empathetic conversations, and improve access to information.
This webinar is open to all members of local health departments as well as other community partners who are interested in this topic. Only registered participants will be able to join. Register here.
