Predictiv AI Inc (CVE:PAI) (OTC:INOTF) (FRA:71TA) has told investors that its contactless temperature scanning system, ThermalPass, is seeing an increase in demand from school districts in North America following a successful installation at one of the largest districts in the state of North Carolina last month.
Administrators of the Iredell-Statesville school district, which serves more than 20,000 students across 37 campuses, have called the ThermalPass a "game-changer" in building confidence and getting students back in class, the company said.
ThermalPass can be assembled in minutes and looks like a thin-framed metal detector at building entrances, allowing touchless temperature checks from a distance as people enter a building. School officials are also turning to ThermalPass because it is non-invasive and compliant with social distancing protocols, the company said.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that schools and businesses not only protect their students and employees but also monitor employee health regularly, the company said. It’s also possible that entities that fail to maintain minimum standards, including health monitoring and screening, could later be subject to liability or workman's compensation issues.
"No matter what happens in the future with vaccines, teachers and students recognize that temperature scanning devices like ThermalPass will remain a simple, common-sense way to autonomously identify and avoid having people with elevated temperatures enter the more than 130,000 schools across the US," Predictiv AI CEO Michael Lende said in a statement.
"Our outreach to school districts directly and through our distributors has generated increased interest from administrators struggling to find a mass screening device that is accurate, easy to use and offers a painless layer of extra protection to keep schools open and safe."
Predictiv AI noted that US President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus (COVID-19) relief package is helping state agencies and school districts across the US reopen and sustain safe operations. Additionally, the CDC is giving states $10 billion for COVID-19 screening and testing supplies for K-12 teachers, staff and students, which the company says is helping to draw more awareness to the benefits of the ThermalPass as a first-line-of-defense tool to flag those with elevated body temperature, a major symptom of COVID-19.
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