Posted on 10/24/2014 7:56:03 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
So much for Ebola being under control, limited to Western Africa, and not a threat to the American homeland. There is now a new confirmed case in New York City, with three others in quarantine. Doctor Craig Spencer, recently confirmed with Ebola, works for Doctors Without Borders, and was providing medical and humanitarian relief to Ebola victims in Western Africa.
He returned to the US from Guinea almost a week before exhibiting first symptoms of infection. Arriving at JFK airport on October 17, he cleared the CDC’s protocol for “enhanced screening of all returning travelers from W. Africa.” No quarantine, either voluntary or mandatory. He is just one of many going through similar “enhanced screenings” at US airports on a daily basis.
Testifying before Congress last week, Obama administration officials, “admitted that 100 to 150 West Africans from Ebola infected areas are entering the US every day.” How many others might be in the early stages of Ebola infection, similar to Dr. Spencer?
Missing is the common sense role of quarantine. Not a novel idea. Quarantines were used in the 1700’s in New York for new immigrants, “To prevent the bringing in and spreading of infectious distempers in the colony.” Within three weeks, this infection plays itself out and those quarantined can be released with a high probability of non-infection. Why wasn’t Dr. Spencer in a quarantine, especially after having returned from the “hot zone” in West Africa, himself working with Ebola patients? As a physician, shouldn’t he have known that he could be infectious? Why not self-exile for a few weeks fulfilling his duty to “first do no harm”?
What about the hundred plus entering the US every day who are not physicians and cannot be expected to know better?
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
If he came back 10 or 11 days ago, the CDC’s new protocol was not in place at the airport. How many inaccuracies are there in this article?
What about the hundred plus entering the US every day who are not physicians and cannot be expected to know better?
All good questions.....
Bellevue Hospital is that were they take the Nut cases ?
Eh? What’s that you say??? They LIE?!?!??
ANY medical worker who acts like this ought to lose their license and be prevented from ‘practising’ ever again. Just like Snyderman and Vinson this yob decides that he knows better. Well thanks for nothing.
The title has it all....COMMON SENSE is all to uncommon.
Impose a travel ban and quarantine those who are here who have been exposed
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― Thomas Paine, Common Sense
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I’m of mixed feelings here. Yes, Ebola is bad in a big city.
On the other hand, goodbye hipsters. Pity this guy didn’t have a one-night-stand with Lena Dunham. . . (evil grin)
That does not meet the screening was not up an in place an NY beforehand...
It just meant you could get around it before ...
It would be normal to have a your prototype system up and running before hand (a beta test) before you lock the door and make it mandatory...
what this does point out is bug/holes in the screen process
A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread
Doctors Without Diplomas.
Doctors without borders is an influential group and they are probably influencing protocols in the US for treating Obola. Only problem is, from what we have seen and heard, they are not doing such a great job of protecting themselves from Ebola.
Welcome to NYC: Hotels Without Boarders.
Don’t take the E train.
All seriousness aside, the risk is negligible, but didn’t need to arise at all.
Recheck your data. The TSA began checking temps at JFK on Oct. 11. Six days later, Spencer arrived in the US on the 17th. He passed the temp test with flying colors just like Duncan probably would have. Even Vinson was cleared to travel after reporting a temp (funny the CDC lowered their limit of 101.5 to 100.5 immediately during the Vinson debacle). Top that with 13% don’t get a fever and the CDC has another major fail on their hands.
The nurse who ruined 4000 people’s cruise should also have your license yanked.
Anyone coming from the hot zone needs to be REALLY quarantined for 45 days, not asked to pinky swear to stay off public transportation and no bowling or soup runs.
Which one is Snyderman? The name sounds familiar.
Aaaahhhh, that Snyderman . . .
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