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In reply to the discussion: Why isn't state revealing identities, locations of people monitored for Ebola in Pa? [View all]uppityperson
(115,677 posts)25. What you say as "far simpler..." is what they are doing.
Last edited Wed Oct 29, 2014, 10:57 PM - Edit history (1)
"supervised self-monitoring for anyone known to be exposed (not just temperature checks, but also reporting of other early warning symptoms, and spot checks to verify compliance), self-quarantine at the first sign of symptoms until they are proven not to be Ebola."They are supervising themselves, self monitoring for temps and other symptoms, and self quarantining when symptoms appear. None failed to cooperate, none vanished though if that were to happen, I could see supervised monitoring. For health care workers that is. General public, I would prefer to be monitored by a health care worker.
What "Two of the 3 self-monitoring health care workers blew it"? 1 nurse called CDC for advice, 1 doctor self isolated and called for help before his temp got to reportable level.
There was no need to monitor people on the plane she flew on, or to clean the bowling alley and whatever the restaurant was the dr went to except to try and calm public panic out of an "abundance of caution" which I think more education about it would've been better.
No one has gotten ebola in the USA except for those 2 nurses. None of the HCW returning or travelers coming into the country over the last 5 months have resulted in ANY infections in the community.
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Why isn't state revealing identities, locations of people monitored for Ebola in Pa? [View all]
uppityperson
Oct 2014
OP
Not knowing who they are or why they are being monitored, it makes it difficult to have an informed
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#15
for real, get this. some poster said it was good that nurse locked up. protected her from rioters.
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#6
but, there are some to demand locking up the doctor. i wonder if they will insist every person
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#8
There is a huge difference between catching ebola in the community and by taking care of ebola pt in
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#26
There has been ebola, but no cases passed on from any returning HCW. It is true that one traveler
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#21
I read a report earlier, am too tired to go look it up right now, saying they were not sure if what
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#29
Excuse me, I missed the last 2 words my previous post, have edited them in
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#30
blew it... i tell you, all the way to virus free and contained. fuckin blew it. nt
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#33
A wonderful thread, it confirms the science, it has silenced the folks that have rejected science
Fred Sanders
Oct 2014
#17
Because Corbett doesn't have a stake in the sales of duct tape and plastic sheeting?
msanthrope
Oct 2014
#31