Health IT Analytics June 4, 2020
Jessica Kent

The Department of Defense is aiming to use its existing artificial intelligence technology to screen and test COVID-19 vaccines.

The Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking to use money provided by Congress under the CARES Act to leverage artificial intelligence technology for COVID-19 vaccines.

The department recently submitted a spending plan outlining its goal of adapting its existing AI tools to “rapidly screen, prioritize, and test Food and Drug Administration approved therapeutics for new COVID-19 drug candidates, and human test trials for vaccines and antibody based treatments.”

The money for artificial intelligence will be shifted from $3.8 billion approved for the Defense Health Program under the CARES Act to prepare for, prevent, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Pharma / Biotech, Provider, Public Health / COVID, Technology, VA / DoD
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