Faulty Hikvision Fever Camera Deployments Spread In UK Healthcare Facilities
Faulty Hikvision fever screening systems are spreading despite prominent UK experts in government and academia criticizing fever cams as 'more marketing than medicine' and recommending they not be purchased.
This 1-minute video overviews the situation:
In this post, we examine why these systems risk public health, especially with COVID-19 cases in the UK (and Europe generally) are soaring.
Hikvision UK Healthcare Deployments
IPVM identified 7 UK hospitals and nursing homes (care homes) deploying Hikvision fever screening solutions:
- St Monica Trust care home
- National Care Group
- Carlton House care home
- Coverage Care Services
- Treliske Hospital
- University Hospital of North Midlands
- Nicholl Grange care home (handhelds)
In June, IPVM reported that poorly deployed Hikvision systems endangered other nursing homes in Scotland and France.
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*** ******* ***** *** *** ** these ******** *****more ** ********* **** ******* ********. Infrared screening for temperature results in large numbers of false positives, either offering false reassurance or unnecessary alarm – and potential exclusion of the person from work or leisure activities. The nature of this testing risks public embarrassment and confidentiality when used in the mass setting. Temperature screening is not ******** *** ****** ********* *** ** ****. [emphasis added]
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There ** *** ****** ******** ** ********* *** *** ** *** [infrared thermal imaging] for the prevention of COVID-19 transmission in health and care settings.
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*. ** * ****** ** ******** correctly *** ****** *** ************ ********** then **** ***** ** **** *** manufacturer. ** *** **** ** *** the ****/*** *********** ** ***** **** to **** ******* / ****** *** products. ** **** *** ** *** as **** ***** **** ****** **** would ** ****** **** ****?
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** **** *** ** *** ** IPVM ***** **** ****** **** ***** be ****** **** ****?
********* ***** ******* *** *** ***** at *** ********* ** **** ****. It ***** * ***** *** *********** and ********** ** ***** ** ** companies **** ****** ********* ******* *********** care ** *************. *** ******** ** helping ** ****** *** ****** *** policy ****** ** ***** ********.
** *** ****** *** *** **** installed ** ********** **** *** ************ guidelines **** *** ***** ** **** the *********.
********* **** *** *** **** ********** and *** ***** **** **** ***** do ***** ********* **** ****** **** hats:
**** **** ********** *** *** ***** that **** ***** ** ** ** 30 ****** ** * ****:
********* **** ****** ************* ******* ******** *** *** ****** with ***** / ******* ****** ********* ***** ********.
**** ************** *********. **** ****** ***, wanted ** **** ***** ** * deadly ********, *** *** *********** ***** fever *********, ********* ****** **** **** on (**** **** **** **** **** did ******** *********), ********* ** ****** at * ****, ** ***** *********, etc.
*** *** *** **** ** ***** the **********? ********.
** **#*, ****** *** **** *******. I ******* *********'* ******-***** ************** **** and ***** ** **** ** **:**** UK **** *** *********** ***** **** we'd ** ********** *** ******* ** 2pm ** ****, *** ** **** have *** ******* "****** *** ** know ****". * ******** ** ***** at *** *****.
*********, **** ** **** **** *** subject ** * ***** ***** **** time ** ******* ** *) **** will *** ** *** *) ** will ***** **** **** ****. *******, Hikvision ******* *** ******* *** ******* altogether.
*******, ******, * ***** **** *** this ** *******, * **** * deadline **** *** *** *****. ********* I ** **** ************* **** **** for ********. ** ***** *** ****** controversy, ** *** ****** *'** ****** to **** **** ******* ****** (** least *** ******** ***).
*'* **** ** **** *** ******* that ********* ****** ***** ***** ** comments *** ********. *******, * **** they **** ** ****** ******* **** have ******* ******* *********** ******* ******* responding, *.*.*** **** ***** ** **************** * ******-********* ****** ** *** China *******, ** **** **** ***** time ** ******* *** **** ***** did, ******* **** ******* ******* *** listing ** **** ** ** ********* comment *** **** **** ******* **.
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********* ****** ********** ** **** ****** in * ‘** *** **** *** troll’ ******** *** ** ** **** documented, **** *** ********* ****** *** eye ** *** **** **** **’* plain ** *** **** *** **** on *** **** **** **** *** same ******.
****** **** *** ******* *** ********/******* to ** **** ********* *******? ** you ** ***, ** **** **** flame ** ***-******** ****** **** **** are ****** ******* ** **** *************!
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*** ** *** ********** ******* ** Hikvision **** ***** *** **** **** news ****** ********?*** **** *** *** included * **** ** ** ********’* demo ***** **** ***** ******* ******* between *** ********* *** *** ******? Or ******* ** ******** ********?** ***** at *** ** *********** ***** ********* - ****** ****’* *** *** *****?
@******* - * **** *** **** ‘faulty’ ** ******* ****, ******* *** term ‘*********** ********’ ** **** *******?
******* ***** ** ****** ** ***** with *** *** ***** ******* *** installed *** ****.
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***** ***** ** * ****** ******* in ***** *** **** ********* *** likely ** ** ******** *** ******** by *** *********/***** ******* ****** **** someone **** **** *********?