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Who is the 'Clipboard Man' Without a Hazmat Suit?
ABC News ^ | October 16, 2014 | By MEGHAN KENEALLY

Posted on 10/16/2014 6:17:14 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

The man seen not wearing a hazmat suit while standing just feet away from the second nurse with Ebola as she was transported to Emory University hospital did not need to wear the protective gear, the medical airline said.

The airline confirmed to ABC News that the man was their medical protocol supervisor who was purposefully not wearing protective gear.

"Our medical professionals in the biohazard suits have limited vision and mobility and it is the protocol supervisor’s job to watch each person carefully and give them verbal directions to insure no close contact protocols are violated," a spokesperson from Phoenix Air told ABC News said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: ebola; protocol
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To: isthisnickcool

A few theories:

- Duncan knew he had Ebola, and his family kept away from him. Earlier stories said his niece was some type of nurse’s aid, and had ‘sprinkled’ bleach all over the apartment - so it seems like they had some degree of awareness.

- Nobody seems to have mentioned this as a possibility, but what if Africans are more immune than Americans and Caucasian Americans in particular. This theory was slightly torpedoed by this latest nurse (black) getting it. But isn’t it possible that genetically, Africans who survive Ebola and go on to procreate could pass on a degree of resistance? IOW, maybe the infection rate here could be higher than it is in Africa.

- I think this is the most likely: When Ebola patients get near death, they are spewing the virus to their environment. Quite literally with projectile vomiting. But also, I’m imagining Pig Pen from Charlie Brown cartoons - just swirling with skin cells, dandruff flakes, shed hair, sweat, etc. Makes it difficult to not get infected, just wearing a paper hospital gown.


21 posted on 10/16/2014 7:15:34 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He was a CDC bureaucrat protected by the magic juju of the protocols on his clipboard.


22 posted on 10/16/2014 7:24:58 AM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Where was Clipboard Man when the nurses were tending Duncan? They sure could have used his instructions. Or not.


23 posted on 10/16/2014 7:38:05 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Rodamala

(The smoking man)

I thought I recognized him!


24 posted on 10/16/2014 7:39:09 AM PDT by nonsporting
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To: Kartographer

There you are! I’ve been looking for you. My book marked SHTF plan has disappeared and I wanted to send it to a relative.

Could you please post the link again. Thanks.


25 posted on 10/16/2014 7:41:32 AM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

26 posted on 10/16/2014 8:54:48 AM PDT by Phillyred
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