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Kaci Hickox Won't Follow Maine Ebola Quarantine Rule,
ABC NEWS ^ | Oct 28, 2014

Posted on 10/28/2014 8:48:19 PM PDT by george76

Kaci Hickox, the nurse who was quarantined at a New Jersey hospital despite exhibiting no Ebola symptoms after arriving from West Africa, won't follow the quarantine imposed by Maine officials, her attorney said tonight.

"Going forward she does not intend to abide by the quarantine imposed by Maine officials because she is not a risk to others," her attorney Steven Hyman said. "She is asymptomatic and under all the protocols cannot be deemed a medical risk of being contagious to anyone."

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Maine requires that health care workers such as Hickox who return to the state from West Africa will remain under a 21-day home quarantine, with their condition actively monitored, Gov. Paul R. LePage said in a statement.

"We will help make sure the health care worker has everything to make this time as comfortable as possible," he said.

Hickox left University Hospital in Newark Monday afternoon and was taken to Maine,

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Maine; US: New Jersey; US: New York
KEYWORDS: africa; ebola; hickox; kacihickox; obama; quarantine; verucasalt; westafrica
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

You can check out any time you like.. But you can never leave!

Honestly, I expect better from trained medical “professionals”..

They should know the importance of controlling eboloa better than the rest of us.


81 posted on 10/30/2014 5:47:53 AM PDT by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: cableguymn
Honestly, I expect better from trained medical “professionals”..

I don't know how "medical" she actually is. I heard today she was a member of CDC "intelligence". (whatever that is)

All I see is a professional whiner.

82 posted on 10/30/2014 3:58:12 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

shes a professional bytch.


83 posted on 10/30/2014 8:00:01 PM PDT by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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