Google developed a special Doodle on Saturday to help raise awareness about the COVID-19 vaccine and make people feel like they are wearing face masks amid a large spike in coronavirus cases. Google Doodle was featured on the homepage of search engines with animated effects to attract the attention of the masses. Once clicked, Doodle will display the search results for the COVID-19 vaccine. This new development from Google comes as part of the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccination in India for people over 18 years of age. There are currently six people living in the country, with others likely to join depending on vaccine availability.
Google Doodle, which promotes the COVID-19 vaccine, is available in countries such as the US, UK, Canada, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Contains the letters Google logo with face masks and bandages depicting vaccinated people.
After users click on Doodle, they retrieve search results for the term "COVID vaccine." The test results page also has a sidebar detailing the effects of COVID-19 and telling users where to get the vaccine, what priority group they have, and how effective it is. The sidebar also contains links to news about the COVID-19 vaccine and data on its spread. Information about the safety and side effects of vaccines will also be shown to consumers.
Earlier this week, the Indian government began registering a COVID-19 vaccine for people between the ages of 18 and 44. In six cities, namely Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Odisha, the instrument of accepting eligible persons was gradually started. However, there is no information on when it will reach other cities as the country continues to be short on COVID-19 vaccines.
The doodle carried a message that read, "Get vaccinated, wear a mask. Save lives." You can read by hovering over the doodle image.
Saturday's doodle series is limited to India, US, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Armenia, Pakistan and Indonesia.
Without disrupting the global growth of coronavirus cases, vaccines are seen as an important step in immunizing citizens against the disease, which has caused more than 3 million deaths.
India is currently the hardest-hit country with more than 3 million new cases. 3,000 deaths have been reported each day over the past week as the country grapples with a second, deadly wave.
Globally, the largest number of deaths reported has been in the United States, where more than 576,000 people have died from the disease. The total death toll in India as of Saturday morning was 208,330.