UV Flu Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: UVFT) (the Company) announced today that the warning issued this week from the CDC, or Center for Disease Control, relating to the threats from strains of bacteria that have grown impervious to bacteria, may only scratch the surface with respect to the overall threat. The health warning did estimate that at least 2 million people in this country become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, and that at least 23,000 people die each year as a result of these infections. Thousands more die from infections contracted in hospitals, as well as from other conditions that were complicated by antibiotic-resistant infections.
We feel the problem is getting worse, not better, said Jack Lennon, President of UV Flu Technologies, the manufacturer of the ViraTech UV-400, an FDA cleared air purifier which kills over 99% of airborne bacteria with every pass.
The average person breathes 3,600 gallons of air per day, and little if any has been treated to kill or trap the airborne infection and contaminants that enter our lungs every minute were alive. TB, Whooping Cough, MRSA, Staph, and a host of other airborne bacteria and viruses are growing stronger, in some cases becoming totally resistant to treatment with antibiotics. Many of these strains are at epidemic proportions in other countries, and its only a matter of time before they spread to this country, said Mr. Lennon.
Children experience antibiotics at much earlier ages, rarely have the childhood diseases that most adults had 30-50 years ago, and they spend 90% of their time indoors, so their immune response systems are at a disadvantage in fighting off these resistant strains of bacteria and other contaminants. This combination could have deadly consequences in the future. A small contraction in the breathing passages of small children can cut their breathing 60-70%, up to 4 times more severe than a typical adult.
We feel preventing the spread of these airborne infections is the first line of defense. Airborne contaminants sink over time, making surface contamination more severe, so just wiping down surfaces only addresses part of the problem.
Dr. Walter Kowalski, one of the worlds leading authorities on ultraviolet light, and its ability in killing organic contaminants, in a report issued in June, 2013, evaluated the ViraTech UV-400 Portable Air Purification Unit, and how effective it was in utilizing 3 UV lamps and a catalytic kill chamber, with the purpose of stopping the spread of airborne infection. After evaluating dozens of competing units, Dr. Kowalski said, Considering the ability of the UV-400 to kill all bacteria, viruses, and fungal spores in a typical sized room, it is clearly among the Best in Class of all devices evaluated.
Further details regarding the Companys business, acquisitions, financial reports and agreements are filed as part of the Companys continuous public disclosure as a reporting issuer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) EDGAR database. For more information, visit: www.uvflutech.com, and click on the 5 minute video describing the ViraTech UV-400[TM].
About UV Flu Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: UVFT)
UV Flu Technologies is an innovative developer; manufacturer and distributor of bio technology products initially targeting the rapidly growing Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) industry sector ($7 billion in 2011). The Company manufactures the ViraTech UV-400[TM], which utilizes high-intensity ultraviolet radiation (UV-C) inside a killing chamber that goes beyond filtration to destroy harmful airborne bacteria, at rates exceeding 99.2% on a first-pass basis, while also reducing the concentrations of odors, and VOCs (volatile organic compounds, such as acetone, benzene, formaldehyde, etc.) The FDA has issued a coveted Class II medical listing that enables UV Flu Technologies to market the product as a medical device. For more information, visit: www.uvflutech.com.
About RxAir Industries, LLC
RxAir[TM] is the leading provider of air purification solutions for the medical industry with hundreds of units in waiting rooms to emergency rooms in respected medical facilities nationwide. RxAir products remove harmful pathogens from the air in infectious environments for emergency pandemics through isolation rooms and negative pressure rooms. The RxAir air purification line is 99.97% efficient, portable, and adaptable, requires zero-maintenance. http://www.rxair.com.
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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
UV Flu Technologies, Inc.
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John J. Lennon, President/CEO
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