Rolling out new vaccines for a new disease with an ASAP timeline is no small feat, and yet state and federal governments are making it happen. One component of their success so far is the QR (quick response) code, that square grid that can be often seen on labels and advertisements in the last year. Because these codes offer a touch-free way to transmit information, they have had a kind of renaissance during the pandemic.
Here is what independent retailers can learn from how governments have used these codes to vaccinate the population:
