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To Quarantine or Not to Quarantine?
Townhall.com ^ | October 31, 2014 | Michael Reagan

Posted on 10/31/2014 1:50:41 PM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 10/31/2014 1:50:41 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

I do not for the life of me understand this even being debated.

The discussion is about a quarantine, not killing people off, or shipping them to Siberia for a year. Good grief, so you have to spend 3 weeks in your home, watching tv, playing cards, playing computer games. Heck, do some knitting, clean your house, whatever. Its not like its the end of the world, but sure would be if the disease spreads!


2 posted on 10/31/2014 1:54:14 PM PDT by JudyinCanada
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It’s because of that spoiled, self centered nurse in Maine.

The one who seems to have lost even the slightest inclination to sacrifice a little bit of her own comfort.

In other words, the last profession on earth she should have chosen is nursing.


3 posted on 10/31/2014 2:04:03 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they believed not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: Kaslin

who knew you could tell authority to feck off and NOT wind up with the jackboot on your neck. This chick is amazingly fast to get tough and uncompromising and...nothing. How ‘bout that...


4 posted on 10/31/2014 2:04:32 PM PDT by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job.)
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To: JudyinCanada

It’s because of that spoiled, self centered nurse in Maine.

The one who seems to have lost even the slightest inclination to sacrifice a little bit of her own comfort.

In other words, the last profession on earth she should have chosen is nursing.


5 posted on 10/31/2014 2:05:28 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they believed not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: Kaslin

Staci Kickox is an attention whore.

She is not infected.

The governor of Maine is an ass for helping her become a cause celeb.


6 posted on 10/31/2014 2:05:42 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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I'm going to East Africa....EAST Africa...next month.When I get home I plan to "quarantine" myself from family and friends for 21 days...but not from the general public.And that's assuming I feel fine during that entire time.If I begin to feel ill I'll call my doctor immediately and follow his instructions to the letter.
7 posted on 10/31/2014 2:05:56 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Islamophobia;The Irrational Fear Of Being Beheaded)
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This quarantine or no quarantine argument sure took the pressure off obama to stop all flights from west Africa.


8 posted on 10/31/2014 2:05:59 PM PDT by uncitizen (Buckle up! We're on the Facism Fast Track!)
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To: Gay State Conservative
I'm going to East Africa....EAST Africa...next month.When I get home I plan to "quarantine" myself from family and friends for 21 days...but not from the general public.And that's assuming I feel fine during that entire time.If I begin to feel ill I'll call my doctor immediately and follow his instructions to the letter.

Why?

9 posted on 10/31/2014 2:13:43 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: reasonisfaith

How many times does she need to be quarantined to make everyone happy?


10 posted on 10/31/2014 2:15:42 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Conscience of a Conservative
Why?

Just in case.Probably not necessary (assuming I feel well) but you never know.

11 posted on 10/31/2014 2:15:45 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Islamophobia;The Irrational Fear Of Being Beheaded)
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To: Vendome

How about she accept quarantine as a necessary process in dealing with ebola?

How about she stop making all this noise?

Politicizing a matter of public health necessarily gets in the way of properly dealing with it.


12 posted on 10/31/2014 2:23:39 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they believed not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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Let’s draft anyone that goes into west Africa into armed forces for 3 weeks.


13 posted on 10/31/2014 2:35:17 PM PDT by Raycpa
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Passports and border check databases need to be checked carefully to determine whether someone flew from West Africa to another part of the world, waited a few days or even weeks, and then flew on a brand new ticket to the U.S. from another destination.


14 posted on 10/31/2014 2:45:33 PM PDT by Seeing More Clearly Now
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...how many times does she need to be quarantined to make everyone happy?
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Just once..for 21 day from last exposure... what so hard to understand.. there is only ONE test to PROVE FOR FACT... you wait out the 21 day incubation period...

Good god when I had cancer I had to wait five years..going test ever few month to be called cancer free. .. that was five years of time money and hassle. . An only me at rise.

Cancer is not contagious .I was not risk to other.....but years is the set test peroid protocol.

but ebola is potentially is...

and that test for PROOF if you have or not have is simple...wait 21 days after last exposure.

Why is that so hard to understand...

Her 21 day window ends on Nov 10th... Funny she declare herself ebola free from day ONE and we have to accept...

but if her insurance company declared her ebola free so no need to test and she disputed it and said she wanted testing...

How many would side with the insurance company and say shes on her own to pay for all that...

If she need to be tested for 21 days for her sake.. if she need to be monitored for 21 days for her befit...prudence tells you she then should be quarantined for 21 days for the public safety...

15 posted on 10/31/2014 3:14:35 PM PDT by tophat9000 (An Eye for an Eye, a Word for a Word...nothing more)
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Just find one person infected by her then hold her for attempted manslaughter.


16 posted on 10/31/2014 3:19:40 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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Thought she already did 21 and now Maine wanted another 21?

And she’s still an attention whore...


17 posted on 10/31/2014 4:33:40 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Kaslin

Two things about Kaci Hickox & others in her circumstance: Contagion & consequences

The CDC says a person must exhibit symptoms prior to being contagious. Just when does contagion start? Is it the moment your temp. spikes above 100.3, or is it just minutes before or after, or is it hours before or after? I doubt anyone knows for sure.

Furthermore, people are different, their bodies react differently to sickness/disease. Perhaps a strong person might initially be contagious without showing symptoms. (I personally have not vomited in 25+ years - I just don’t vomit - though I have been plenty sick several times during that period - appendicitis, pneumonia, flu, stomach ailments, etc.)

So, if Kaci goes to the mall, the bank, a restaurant, only to return home & find out she has a fever, who has been exposed & how are they identified to be monitored? There is no way to know.

What becomes of Kaci should she become sick, infecting friends, relatives & strangers, or simply forcing these people into quarantine, risking their lives & livelihood? Who would be her friend after that, especially after she has assured them she is disease free?

It seems to me that a 3 week stay at home is a far cheaper price to pay than the sure loathing she is likely to receive from those she cares for most if she is wrong. How will she feel if she kills a close relative, her boyfriend, a child, or others? If it is not negligent homicide/injury, it comes awfully close. Could she be sued for the cost of care and/or loss of life/livelihood?

The choice is simple to me: Take a 3 week stay-cation at home alone, or risk everything I hold dear. No contest.

She is a foolish, selfish woman who could easily become the most hated person in America.


18 posted on 10/31/2014 5:43:49 PM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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Err on the side of CAUTION.. QUARANTINE.

With a 70% mortality rate, God forbid what would happen if it gets a foothold in America.

19 posted on 10/31/2014 5:53:37 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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Who from Hell is advising this woman?

We need to know this because if Kaci infects others, this likely liberal “civil rights” lawyer is just as guilty as her.

I’d like to know so I never ask them for advice on ANYTHING.


20 posted on 10/31/2014 6:00:09 PM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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