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I feel some amount of sympathy for these women who are carrying babies that have the Zika virus, but this story raises a few questions for me. First and foremost, what kind of insurance does she have that a hospital in NYC is in her network? I know there are global locations now that are considered within network, but I'm just curious. And if there isn't any insurance, which I suspect, why are U.S. hospitals taking in foreigners and turning away citizens without insurance if they cannot pay upfront? Second, how was she allowed to fly so close to her birth? And finally, this is the first baby with Zika born here. Does her traveling here put anyone else at risk?
I know you're kidding, but for the sake of others let me state I have no interest in going after innocent women and children. I do have an interest in going after a system that allows this if the rest of us are paying for this while our own citizens are being refused treatment. And I'm also concerned about putting others at risk now.
The risk is that if a mosquito bites either the baby or its mother, it could pick up the Zika virus and then spread it to other humans that it bites. So ultimately through mosquito to human to mosquito transmission everyone will be at risk, starting with the people closest to where this woman lives. Hopefully she goes back to Honduras before the mosquito season.
The risk is that if a mosquito bites either the baby or its mother, it could pick up the Zika virus and then spread it to other humans that it bites. So ultimately through mosquito to human to mosquito transmission everyone will be at risk, starting with the people closest to where this woman lives. Hopefully she goes back to Honduras before the mosquito season.
It's also possible to transmit Zika sexually. We've already had several cases in the US.
I know you're kidding, but for the sake of others let me state I have no interest in going after innocent women and children. I do have an interest in going after a system that allows this if the rest of us are paying for this while our own citizens are being refused treatment. And I'm also concerned about putting others at risk now.
I have an interest in not allowing women to enter this country for the sole purpose of flopping out babies who will then be supported by taxpayers. How's that?
She's actually in New Jersey where she apparently has family however no sign of any insurance. The baby was born by caesarean ($$$$$) with visual and intestinal issues which means it will need special care ($$$$$) All to be paid by the American tax payer.
the best way I've heard this explained is; If you have a herd of cows would you introduce one with hoof and mouth just because you felt sorry for it?
Zika is already in this country and with people like this woman being allowed in will spread in no time.
Of note, Hackensack is a research hospital associated with the Rutgers School of Medicine, which is running a Zika project right now. The race is on to find a cure. While Hackensack may not have known she was coming, they probably weren't entirely unhappy to have a research subject show up in their OB waiting room.
I have an interest in not allowing women to enter this country for the sole purpose of flopping out babies who will then be supported by taxpayers. How's that?
Aren't we saying the same thing?
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