Coronavirus

70 Percent Of Surveyed Michiganders Want Vaccine

LANSING - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the President's chief medical advisor is on a crusade to get more folks vaccinated, so Michigan pollster Bernie Porn thought his recent polling numbers might add some fuel to that crusade. He sent a letter to the good doctor showing that 70 percent of those surveyed in Michigan wanted to

By |2021-03-25T21:19:08-04:00March 25th, 2021|Coronavirus, Science|

OptimDosing Launches Automated COVID-19 Pre-Screening App

FARMINGTON HILLS–Officials at OptimDosing, a provider of digital healthcare products and services, announced the launch of AITIA Coronavirus, an automated pre-screening tool for COVID-19. AITIA Coronavirus takes on the compliance burden of tracking employees, visitors, students and teachers by creating an easy-to-use platform that allows administrators the ability to customize screening criteria, send reminders to

By |2021-01-08T14:15:50-05:00January 8th, 2021|Coronavirus, Featured, Science|

7 Transitions To A Successful COVID-19 Containment Program

ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown has been advising governments, US states and both US political parties on how to contain COVID-19. He shares those 7 transitions in this video interview. With COVID spiking around the US and world, government and health care professionals need to take his advice seriously. Lives and economies are at

By |2020-10-30T17:01:50-04:00October 30th, 2020|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

COVID-19 Infection Rate Could Go 3X By Xmas

ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown's modeling shows that the COVID-19 virus could increase three-fold from Halloween to New Year's Day 2021 as people in northern states hunker down for winter in what is also flu season. Brown lays out his claim in a series of slides he crafted for his clients, which include more

By |2020-09-25T15:31:20-04:00September 25th, 2020|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

COVID-19 Vaccine Update With Epidemiologist Fred Brown

ANN ARBOR - Infectious disease expert Fred Brown updates where vaccine research stands. He predicts there is little likelihood an effective vaccine will be ready by early November. It may not be until spring 2021 before a vaccine could be ready. Fred Brown comes to the fight against the COVID-19 virus from a forty year

By |2020-09-07T17:18:04-04:00September 7th, 2020|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

So What’s Next For The COVID-19 Pandemic?

ANN ARBOR - Our Infectious disease expert Fred Brown attempts to answer that question as states reopen with mixed results. Michigan has been one of the best at controlling spread of the virus, but Gov. Whitmer warns a partial lock down may be necessary unless people wear masks and social distance. Fred Brown comes to

By |2020-07-18T16:59:37-04:00July 18th, 2020|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

Guardhat Adds Software For COVID-19 Temperature Monitoring, Contact Tracing

DETROIT—Officials at the Detroit-based workplace safety equipment developer Guardhat announced a partnership with the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based facial recognition security software firm Oloid. Guardhat officials said the partnership will empower organizations to operate under the recommendations of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for social distancing and elevated body temperature scanning by integrating a

By |2020-06-21T18:32:05-04:00June 21st, 2020|Coronavirus, Science|

East Lansing Company Rolls Out Cleaning System For Businesses

EAST LANSING—Republic Healthcare Inc. announced the availability of its MicroBIOstatic cleaning system, which not only kills viruses like COVID-19 and eliminate them from work and high touch surfaces, but also provide protection from microbes for up to 90 days. According to Charles Gerba, a microbiologist at the University of Arizona and lead researcher in an efficacy study using

By |2020-05-30T13:37:33-04:00May 30th, 2020|Coronavirus, Science|

Dow Develops, Donates Level 2 Medical Isolation Gowns

MIDLAND–For healthcare professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic, isolation gowns are among the most used and needed personal protective equipment. In response to this critical need, Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) collaborated with nine partners across industries to develop and donate 100,000 isolation gowns to help frontline workers in Texas, Louisiana and Mexico. “The Dow team

By |2020-05-23T15:06:45-04:00May 23rd, 2020|Coronavirus, Science|