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Title: Fitbit is studying how to detect coronavirus before symptoms show up—and you can help
Post by: HCK on May 24, 2020, 04:05:20 pm
Fitbit is studying how to detect coronavirus before symptoms show up—and you can help

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<p>The Charge 4 (https://www.macworld.com/article/3537643/fitbit-charge-4-review.html) and Versa 2 (https://www.macworld.com/article/3436976/fitbit-versa-2-review.html) already do a lot to keep you healthy, but as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps around the world, Fitbit wants them to do even more using the data your devices are already collecting.</p><p>Starting this week, users will find a new COVID-19 Study in the Fitbit app, which will help Fitbit determine if it can build an algorithm to detect COVID-19 before symptoms start. Fitbit is encouraging people who “currently have, or have had, symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or the flu” to participate, but the study is open to everyone.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3545231/fitbit-is-exploring-an-algorithm-to-detect-coronavirus-infection-before-symptoms-show-up.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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