Seattle’s biggest tech companies to support vaccine rollout

In early 2021, the City of Seattle's advisory council of technology leaders will focus on projects related to vaccine distribution, data-driven investment planning, homelessness and affordability.

The Innovation Advisory Council (IAC) was established by Mayor Jenny Durkan via executive order in August 2018. Its members, including Amazon, Expedia, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, Zillow and most recently Google, advise the city on issues and policies which data and technology solutions could help to address.

“This partnership is more important than ever as we work to recover from the economic impacts of COVID-19 on our communities.” said Mayor Jenny Durkan. “Early on in the COVID-19 pandem...