WAIT JUST A DANGED MINUTE HERE ... she was within one degree of the “threshold”??? Isn’t there a natural variation of normal for a human? They have this down to a science, that Ebola virus will not be present and shedding at 100.4 but at 100.5, watch out? Really?
And why aren’t these early exposed people being intensely studied here in the land of first world medical facilities? They should be sampling a variety of fluids from these folks several times of day to have data available to hone in on when exactly a patient becomes contagious after exposure.
Hopefully none of the health care workers comes down with the disease but what an opportunity to establish a real baseline.
How can you trust your oral thermometer? I had a recent sinus infection, felt a fever coming on and took my temp with a new thermometer that read 100.5. Wanted to be sure so used a second thermometer and it said 99.4. Next I dug out an old glass one and it read 98.6. My ‘normal’ is around 97.4 so I was left with only uncertainty.
If the degree of separation for letting her on the plane was less near one degree, how could anyone be sure with today’s products?