These workers were told to monitor their temperature and that's it. No one told them not to travel. I see on my TV running text on the bottom that the CDC said she should not have traveled (but these workers were not under court order not to travel). Any of those 70 people coming into contact with the first man patient, can go wherever they want.
This new patient is being sent to Emory hospital in Atlanta. Since I live 20 min. from that Dallas hospital, I would like to know where this new sick nurse lived. The sheriff's deputy who was checked for Ebola, lived 15 minutes from my house. Did this nurse live close to us? I don't know right now.
I listened to the press conferences earlier today. The CDC guidelines do say something like “controlled” travel only-meaning non-commercial.
However, that doesn’t excuse either the CDC or the health care workers from responsibility. Had I been involved with treating the index case, I sure wouldn’t have traveled, just as a common sense abundance of caution.
To add insult to injury, it is now being reported that she had a low grade fever and traveled anyway, because it was not the high fever associated with Ebola.
What kind of common sense allows 70 health workers to be exposed to an Ebola patient? Nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to the mishandling of the situation.
I will keep listening, and let you know if I hear anything about this worker’s address. Prayers up.