UK Government Points At Oximeters For Contributing To Disparity In COVID-19 Outcomes
Executive Summary
Sajid Javid, the UK’s secretary of state for health and social care, wants to collaborate with the US Department of Health and Human Services to investigate biases in monitoring and diagnostic devices.
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