VeriChip sells 1,000 implantable RFID microchips to Kentucky health department for disaster preparedness and emergency management

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VeriChip sells VeriTrace system to health department in Kentucky

tradingmarkets.com | Aug 11, 2009

VeriChip Corporation (Nasdaq:CHIP), a provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, has sold the VeriTrace system, including 1,000 RFID microchips, for disaster preparedness and emergency management needs, for an undisclosed sum to Kentucky’s Green River District Health Department, the company said on Monday.

This is reportedly the second VeriTrace system sale by the company in last 30 days.

VeriTrace was designed to assist in the management of emergency situations and disaster recovery using implantable RFID technology.

The VeriTrace system includes a unique implantable RFID microchip, a VeriTrace Bluetooth handheld reader, a customised Ricoh 500SE Digital Camera capable of receiving both RFID scanned data and GPS data wirelessly, and a Web-enabled database for gathering and storing information and images captured during emergency response operations.

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  2. OH NO UH HO NOOOOO
    I have been shouting about this to everyone I could at my University this past year and anyone I run into. THIS MUST STOP NOW!!
    I AM NOT GOING TO LIVE IN AMERICA LIKE THIS. I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HAVE A MOMENT BETWEEN CLASSES TO WRITE TO OBAMA AND THIS IS AT THE TOP OF MY LIST . ONE STATE HAD THE BACKBONE TO ENACT LAWS AGAINST THIS AND A FEW OTHERS ARE WORKING ON IT EVERYONE STOP THIS INSANITY NOW I have read and encourage everyone to get Katherine Albrecht’s book SpyChips right now!! Everyone was thinking I was silly but you all have to make a decision right now I WILL NOT HAVE A CHIP IMPLANTED WILLINGLY. IF YOU HEAR MY FAMILY MENTION ME….MY MAIL HAS RECENTLY BEEN OPENED AND THE POST OFFICE KNOWS NOTHING, I will be writing to Attorney Holder before the first of September 2009 Please STAND UP and DO SOMETHING NOW!-um they did this to Naomi Wolfe (The end of America) get with it people WAKE UP!!!!

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