Consumers Seek More Secure Storage of Their Vax Cards: McAfee
COVID-19 vaccination cards “are the new credit cards,” and American consumers “want them protected,” reported McAfee Friday. The company canvassed 1,000 U.S. adults Nov. 24 to Dec. 5, finding three in 10 “expect increases in tracking vaccine status and storing…
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proof of vaccination in 2022.” The survey found widespread consumer concerns that COVID-19 online activities “could potentially lead to data privacy issues or possible identity theft,” it said. A slight majority of respondents said they would prefer “the convenience of a digital vaccine passport,” while only a quarter said they preferred a paper copy, it said. The study said online learning and telehealth consultations will increasingly “take root” with consumers during 2022, “above and beyond COVID necessities. Americans are showing more and more willingness to learn online and seek out online mental health consultations, at least in certain cases.” COVID concerns “remain a driver for this increase” among 49% of respondents, but 31% “cited convenience and time savings as a reason to seek out these services online,” it said. By contrast, 39% said they preferred an “in-person interaction” with a mental health therapist.