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The problem of vaccine spoilage -- and a smart sensor to help | Nithya Ramanathan

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Censor Data Can Change the Game

The stakes are high, especially now with coved vaccines. We built a simple solution that continuously monitors the temperature and keeps that fridge in tansinea connected. It sends an immediate text message automatically when the fridge fails. And importantly, the nurses and technicians are ready and equipped to ond and fix the problem. My team and our partners have scaled this technology to over 15 thousand sits across asia and africa,. protecting the vaccine supply for one in ten babies born on earth each year. So here's what i've learned, censor data can change the game by providing a common source of ground truth.

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