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FDA Alerts Public about Improper Use of Thermal Imaging Devices; Warns Firms for Illegally Offering Thermal Imaging Systems for Sale
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SILVER SPRING, Md., March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today alerted consumers, health care providers and other users of thermal imaging systems intended to measure human body temperature also known as telethermographic systems, infrared thermographs, thermal cameras, and fever cameras that improper use of the systems may provide inaccurate temperature readings due to a variety of factors. Additionally, the FDA issued several Warning Letters to certain firms offering unapproved, uncleared, and unauthorized thermal imaging systems for sale.
FDA alerts consumers about improper use of thermal imaging systems, warns firms for marketing unapproved devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today alerted consumers, health care providers and other users of thermal imaging systems intended to measure human body temperature also known as telethermographic systems, infrared thermographs, thermal cameras, and fever cameras that improper use of the systems may provide inaccurate temperature readings due to a variety of factors.
Additionally, the FDA issued several Warning Letters to certain firms offering unapproved, uncleared, and unauthorized thermal imaging systems for sale.
While thermal imaging is not an effective diagnostic device for COVID-19, it can determine if someone has an elevated temperature, which can be an important risk management tool during the pandemic when used properly.
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The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 climbed above 520,000 on Friday, as Dr. Anthony Fauci became the latest health expert to slam state officials for prematurely dropping restrictions on movement at a time when their case numbers remain high and their vaccine programs are making slow progress.
“I don’t know why they’re doing it but it’s certainly, from a public health standpoint, ill-advised,” Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN’s Erin Burnett.