With a third COVID-19 wave soaring this spring in many EU countries, the engagement of patients in the living-lab phase has been more challenging than foreseen. We have thus decided to focus first on some critical activities such as those involving modules related to physical rehabilitation. The situation is, however, now quickly evolving, and the rhythm of recruitment of
The vCare team wishes all readers an exciting and promising 2021 year. Since October 2020, the project has entered the critical living-lab phase where all vCare features are tested in a controlled environment with the active involvement of real patients. Although vaccination has now started in most EU countries, all vCare clinical sites remain deeply impacted by the COVID-19

