New Tool Could Help in Pandemic and Hurricanes

A company based in Florida says it has a new tool that can not only decontaminate spaces of pandemic-causing viruses, but it can also provide power and communications for hurricane response. Is this the answer to preparedness?

Florida-based AeroClave, LLC says it originally developed its tool to halt the spread of infectious diseases aboard commercial and military aircraft. The company says the mobile tools can “limit the spread of infectious disease and provide emergency power, conditioned heat and air, and satellite and Wi-Fi communications before, during and after natural disasters.”

According to the company, AeroClave uses computer-controlled heat and humidity manipulation to alter internal environments to levels lethal to most disease-causing viruses, such as SARS, Avian flu and smallpox, without damaging internal environments or their contents.

The company also says the system can provide “significant power generation and communications capabilities that could be vital for communities recovering from damaging hurricanes or other natural disasters.”

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