Draganfly Inc. (OTCQB: DFLYF) (CSE: DFLY) (FSE: 3U8) (“Draganfly”
or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading manufacturer
and systems developer is pleased to announce that Alabama State
University (“ASU”) has selected Draganfly’s Vital Intelligence
Smart Thermal Temperature Assessment Stations, Vital Signs
Assessment Stations and Social Distancing awareness technologies to
be used campus-wide to detect potential symptoms of COVID-19.
Draganfly’s Vital Intelligence Smart Thermal
Assessment Station and Vital Sign Screening technology provides a
quick, non-invasive (contactless) and anonymous measurement of an
elevated body temperature and, with voluntary consent, heart rate,
respiratory rate and O2 saturation, all from a camera that takes
seconds to capture. The Social Distancing Awareness unit ensures
compliance with social distancing guidelines.
Alabama State University has agreed to purchase
and install 5 Smart Thermal and Vital Sign Assessment units and 5
Social Distancing Awareness units to be stationed across the campus
and accessible by its staff, faculty and 4,000-plus students.
Individuals who appear to have an elevated temperature could then
be screened by a medical professional to confirm the presence of
fever.
The Smart Thermal Temperature Assessment
Stations, Vital Sign Assessment Stations and Social Distancing
units are North American made and owned.
The platform does not register any personal data
of the individual being screened. Data provided back to Alabama
State University will include the number of individuals screened,
number of elevated temperatures and potential cases with elevated
vital signs detected and the time it took for each screening. The
data will also provide real-time data on the overall health of
Alabama State University’s community in relation to scans.
“As we enter into a new school year during this
pandemic, the safety of our students, faculty and staff is of
utmost importance,” said Dr. Quinton T. Ross Jr., President,
Alabama State University. “We have implemented a number of safety
measures as we prepared for the reopening of the campus. The Smart
Thermal Temperature Screening Stations are an added layer of
protocols that assist us in identifying and mitigating the risk of
the spread of COVID-19. Draganfly has provided us with the approved
requirements needed to do this effectively. The stations are an
essential tool in screening large groups of people in a short
period of time.”
“Re-opening our schools is imperative,” said
Sen. Bobby Singleton (D- Greensboro). “We want to implement a safe,
accurate and measurable protocol to enable this to happen. With all
the fear, uncertainty and loss that COVID-19 has caused, we need to
change the landscape of public education in Alabama. I am confident
that the Draganfly Vital intelligence platform, which fits with the
Safely Opening Schools (SOS) Program, will help to do just
that.”
“We are excited that Alabama State University
has chosen Draganfly to implement our Vital Intelligence technology
on their campus,” said Cameron Chell, CEO of Draganfly. “A
screening protocol before entering their on-campus facilities is an
important preventative measure during this pandemic. In addition,
providing informative data in relation to the number of faculty,
staff and students tested can help to assess the overall health of
their facility and help to keep their school safe and open.”
About Alabama State
University
Founded in 1867, Alabama State University is a
comprehensive, regional institution offering students from across
the nation and around the globe a world-class education. ASU’s
learning experiences are holistic and are designed to develop
intellectual, as well as social, moral, cultural and ethical
values. ASU graduates are equipped with the skills, insights,
attitudes and practical experiences that will enable them to become
well-rounded, contributing citizens, fully qualified to take their
places in their chosen professions and in service to humanity.
Over the past 15 years, ASU has experienced
tremendous growth, both physically and academically.
State-of-the-art academic facilities now grace the 395-acre campus.
High-demand programs have been established and cutting-edge
research is being conducted by ASU faculty and students. With a
focus on a global initiative, the campus has a more diverse
population while maintaining its proud heritage as one of the
nation’s leading Historically Black College and Universities
(HBCUs). We offer the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science, as
well as master’s and educational specialist degrees.
The University also offers the Ph.D. in
microbiology, the Ed.D. and the Ph.D. in Educational Leadership,
Policy and Law, the Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy and the
Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics.
For more information about Alabama State University,
visit www.alasu.edu.
Media ContactKenneth Mullinax, Director, Media Relations &
Public InformationEmail: kmullinax@alasu.edu
About Draganfly
Draganfly Inc. (CSE: DFLY; OTCQB: DFLYF; FSE:
3U8) is the creator of quality, cutting-edge and software and
systems that revolutionize the way organization can do business and
service their stakeholders. Recognized as being at the forefront of
technology for over 22 years, Draganfly is an award-winning,
industry-leading manufacturer and technology developer serving the
public safety, agriculture, industrial inspections, security, and
mapping and surveying markets. Draganfly is a company driven by
passion, ingenuity, and the need to provide efficient solutions and
first-class services to its customers around the world with the
goal of saving time, money, and lives.
For more information on Draganfly, please visit us
at www.draganfly.com. For additional investor information,
visit
https://www.thecse.com/en/listings/technology/draganfly-inc, https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/DFLYF/overview or https://www.boerse-frankfurt.de/aktie/draganfly-inc.
Media Contact Arian Hopkins email: media@draganfly.com
Company Contact Email: info@draganfly.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains certain “forward looking
statements” and certain “forward-looking information” as defined
under applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking
statements and information can generally be identified by the use
of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”,
“intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “plans”
or similar terminology. Forward-looking statements and information
are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not
yet determinable and assumptions that, while believed by
management to be reasonable, are inherently subject to significant
business, economic and competitive uncertainties and
contingencies. Forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, statements with respect to the viability and continued
use of the Company’s Vital Intelligence Technology and the
successful utilization and integration of the technology.
Forward-looking statements and information are subject to various
known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are
beyond the ability of the Company to control or predict, that may
cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to
be materially different from those expressed or implied thereby,
and are developed based on assumptions about such risks,
uncertainties and other factors set out here in, including but not
limited to: the potential impact of epidemics, pandemics or other
public health crises, including the current outbreak of the novel
coronavirus known as COVID-19 on the Company’s business, operations
and financial condition, the successful integration of technology,
the inherent risks involved in the general securities markets;
uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing
needed in the future; the inherent uncertainty of cost estimates
and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses, currency
fluctuations; regulatory restrictions, liability, competition, loss
of key employees and other related risks and uncertainties
disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors“ in the Company’s most
recent filings filed with securities regulators in Canada on the
SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update forward-looking information except as
required by applicable law. Such forward-looking information
represents managements’ best judgment based on information
currently available. No forward-looking statement can be
guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially.
Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements or information.
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