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A wearable COVID tracker? This clip-on accessory can detect the virus

posted 3 years ago by robocat893 (16257)
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You may soon be able to get a wearable device that would help alert you to potential COVID-19 exposure.

Today, we usually only learn about exposure to COVID when we find out someone we've been in contact has tested positive or symptoms of our own arise. Or perhaps you've scrambled to get at-home tests or queued up for a laboratory-processed COVID test. Also, many states have smartphone apps that can alert us to possible exposure, but that requires people to opt in.

It's not available for everyone yet, but Yale University researchers have developed an easy-to-use clip-on device that can detect low levels of SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the air around you, according to research published Jan. 11 in the peer-reviewed online journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters.

Interesting.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/covid-19-fashion-wearable-virus-110149593.html

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[–] Capnbucky (2218) 3 years ago

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[–] Capnbucky (2218) 3 years ago

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[–] TerraFirma69 (2353) 3 years ago

Does it also read your thoughts and instantly report any wrongthink to our double-plus-good over-government? Hope so!

[–] Capnbucky (2218) 3 years ago

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[–] TerraFirma69 (2353) 3 years ago

Which episode was that, I'd like to check it out? I was actually making a reference to 1984.

[–] Capnbucky (2218) 3 years ago

The one where they can only think good positive thoughts because ghetto guy can read their minds

[–] TerraFirma69 (2353) 3 years ago

Ah yes of course, the cornfield one.

[–] Who (5146) 3 years ago

I have the contact feature on my iphone. Got one alert already. So I tested and was negative.

https://www.sfgate.com/coronavirus/article/How-to-turn-on-covid-exposure-notifications-16720686.php

[–] bjensen4 (1281) 3 years ago

LOL another accessory to go with the looney bins that drive with face shields and masks on.

[–] bjensen4 (1281) 3 years ago

LOL another accessory to go with the looney bins that drive with face shields and masks on.

[–] TimMC (9143) 3 years ago

LOL

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