Thank you for debunking the myth that shutting down air migration is not a good option. Of course there are other vectors for the disease to enter but air travel is particularly onerous. The people that think if a control measure is not 100% effective as the ultimate solution so it should not be implemented really irritate me ( to put it politely ) I deal with people like this all the time, if it’s not a fully comprehensive, fully integrated, fool proof solution it can’t or shouldn’t be done.
I used to tell my crew “ can’t doesn’t exist in my vocabulary “. Many times a solution is not fully fleshed out, but if the direction and ultimate outcome are known you need to start a process. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.
I’m not sure what coldheat’s agenda is here but his post all have the same theme. We won’t be able to effectively mount a defense against ebola on foreign soil if we are distracted by avoidable outbreaks at home. Air travel is perhaps the most important vector because of the time component. other forms of gaining access to the US from Africa allow for too much transit time.
If you suspect you are ebola positive are you going to hop a ship or plane? While some individuals with foresight may well book sea travel human nature say not and the time factor would put them squarely in time obvious symptom timeline upon arrival, whereas if you began to fell poorly you could pop some ibuprofen and arrive in this country in 24 hrs. I’m sure that there’s more than a few folk in Africa with visas just incase.
It makes no sense to AT LEAST suspend air travel, it makes even more sense to Quarantine those from outbreak countries for 21 days.
Thanks! I like what you said and agree with you 99%.
My only slight disagreement was when at the very end you said,
“Quarantine those from outbreak countries for 21 days”
I would quarantine them for 30 days. Just to be absolutely safe.
“We won’t be able to effectively mount a defense against ebola on foreign soil if we are distracted by avoidable outbreaks at home.”
If you are quoting me on that, I suggest you find where I said it.
I have only said that we need to do both. but I do feel that the African solution is in the long run, most critical.
I said nothing about distractions.
I have said that ebola in the US is controllable as opposed to Africa. But apparently that is way too much for people to accept. But I qualify that with the fact that even our system can be over run by too many cases.
I have also warned that if we do not get the African situation under control, we will most certainly have at some point, too many cases to handle.
That is my position. Restated for the umpteenth time.