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2023-07-24 16:42:29 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The patent proposes using Bluetooth communications between cell phones to identify which people have the most social interactions and thus would be most important to vaccinate given a limited supply of a vaccine. It was not filed by Pfizer but by Gal Ehrlich and Maier Fenster https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/10/29/fact-check-no-pfizer-patent-filed-involving-remote-contact-tracing/8548651002/

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• The patent proposes using Bluetooth communications between cell phones to identify which people have the most social interactions and thus would be most important to vaccinate given a limited supply of a vaccine. It was not filed by Pfizer but by Gal Ehrlich and Maier Fenster https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/10/29/fact-check-no-pfizer-patent-filed-involving-remote-contact-tracing/8548651002/