Scientific research against Covid-19 and data protection

Data donation for scientific purposes

Digital epidemiology

COUNTRY	TOOL/PROJECT	ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
GERMANY	Robert Koch Institut, 'Corona datenspende app'	Delcker, Janosch, 'Donate data to health authorities to fight virus, says German epidemiologist', POLITICO (13 March 2020): click here Busvine, Douglas, 'Germany launches smartwatch app to monitor coronavirus spread', Reuters (7 April 2020): click here; Digital Courage, 'Einordung zur geplanten „Corona-Kontakt-Tracing-App“ des RKI' (4 May 2020): click here. Humpa, Michael, 'Corona-App des RKI für Android & iOS: Schon über 500.000 Freiwillige haben sie heruntergeladen', Chip (9 May 2020): click here.
UNITED KINGDOM	King's College London and Zoe, 'COVID Symptom Study app' University of Manchester and University of Liverpool, 'EvergreenLife Heat Map app'	Jee, Charlotte, 'A new app might help researchers monitor the spread of coronavirus', MIT Technology Review (25 March 2020): click here. Price, Stephanie, 'Heat map of COVID-19 symptoms created by heath and data scientists', Health Europa (7 April 2020): click here.

Plasma donation from recovered patients

European Commission Directorate General for Food and Health, 'An EU programme of COVID-19 convalescent plasma collection and transfusion' (4 April 2020): click here.

US Commissioner of Food and Drugs - Food and Drug Administration, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Encourages Recovered Patients to Donate Plasma for Development of Blood-Related Therapies' (16 April 2020): click here.

Donation of computing power

Fleming, Sean, 'These researchers want to use your computer in the search for a COVID-19 vaccine', World Economic Forum (17 March 2020): click here.

Bowman, Greg, 'New Folding@home software with the option to prioritize COVID-19 projects', Stanford University (17 April 2020): click here.

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Relevant literature

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Malgieri, Gianclaudio, 'Data Protection and Research: A vital challenge in the era of Covid-19 Pandemic', Computer Law & Security Review (11 April 2020): click here.