Avi Schiffmann is just 17-years-old, but already he has built one of the most popular coronavirus-tracking websites in the world. The site gets more than 30 million visits a day. Many consider Schiffman a genius. He’s been offered high-paying jobs and contracts. He’s the winner of 2020 Webby Award for Person of the Year. But even with all that, the teen says he wants to keep focusing on what he thinks is most important. Anush Avetisyan has the story.
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