EPISODE · Jun 6, 2020 · 36 MIN
What We Can Learn About Biosecurity from Pig Farmers
from GetConnected · host Curiouscast
Several years ago, a Coronavirus swept through the U.S. and killed 1 million of the population it infected: pigs. We speak with Brian Jackson, CIO at Infotech Research Group, about the technology behind the biosecurity measures farmers implemented in response. These tools, including facial recognition scanners connected to commercial locks, may hold the key to managing COVID-19 infections in long term care homes and hospitals.
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Several years ago, a Coronavirus swept through the U.S. and killed 1 million of the population it infected: pigs. We speak with Brian Jackson, CIO at Infotech Research Group, about the technology behind the biosecurity measures farmers implemented in response. These tools, including facial recognition scanners connected to commercial locks, may hold the key to managing COVID-19 infections in long term care homes and hospitals.
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