Late last year, Shiven Taneja was a person in search of a solution. His community of Mississauga, in Ontario, was entering its fifth COVID wave and Omicron was a fearsome, fast-spreading variant–yet rapid tests were in short supply and the availability of booster shots severely limited. He wanted a way to reduce risk.
Image: Shiven Taneja is a teenager who builds C-R boxes for the elderly and immunocompromised people. COURTESY OF KAVITA TANEJA