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May. 13th, 2009

05:54 pm - Swine flu

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So, coming in through international arrivals at Perth Airport is a bit hair-raising at the moment. There's a whole mini-medical facility that you walk through, and a bunch of doctor-looking types sat on a desk staring at a screen. I had a look behind the desk out of curiosity, and the big camera is IR.. I guess they are looking for elevated body temperature.

It all seems a little ridiculous and just to look like something is being done?

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From:[info]alexthai
Date:May 13th, 2009 09:57 am (UTC)
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Interesting!
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From:[info]patternsofchaos
Date:May 13th, 2009 10:22 am (UTC)
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arghsjkgfawo'fhasdpfjsd people are dumb.

IR will not help find swine flu. *headdesk*
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From:[info]David Adam <zanchey> [typekey.com]
Date:May 13th, 2009 10:49 am (UTC)
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Yeah, seems like security theatre to me.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2600390 and that's for thermometers that touch the forehead, never mind fancy-pants "imaging".
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From:[info]David Adam <zanchey> [typekey.com]
Date:May 13th, 2009 10:50 am (UTC)
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whups no, that's exactly what they're using.
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From:[info]unfoldedreality
Date:May 13th, 2009 12:03 pm (UTC)
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The CDC screening guidance flags not very high temperatures for futher investigation.

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/screening.htm

The FLIR cameras are actually very useful devices. More commonly used for diagnosing electrical switchboard manufacturing faults.
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