A new Michigan State University study shows that infants and toddlers can be correctly identified from fingerprint images taken with optical scanners. The system was tested in East Lansing, Michigan and in Benin, West Africa.
New Study Helps ID Infants With Optical Scanners
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A health care worker fills out an immunization record by hand as mothers wait for vaccinations at a clinic in Benin. (VaxTrac)
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While this African baby gets an early childhood vaccination, 25 million children in developing countries don’t receive such life-saving immunizations. (VaxTrac)
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A health care worker holds a baby’s finger on a scanning device to capture its fingerprint at a clinic in Benin. (VaxTrac)
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A portable scanner is used to scan a mother’s thumb which can also help track her baby. (VaxTrac)