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Before I dry the tears she's crying
Before I watch your sea birds flying in the sun
At Galveston, at Galveston"-Glenn Campbell
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The New York Times said that Duncan, in his mid-40s, helped transport a pregnant woman suffering from Ebola to a hospital in Liberia, where she was turned away for lack of space. Duncan helped bring the woman back to her family's home and carried her into the house, where she later died, the newspaper reported. Four days later Duncan left for the United States, the Times said, citing the woman's parents and neighbors. Dallas Ebola patient vomited outside apartment on way to hospital
The New York Times said that Duncan, in his mid-40s, helped transport a pregnant woman suffering from Ebola to a hospital in Liberia, where she was turned away for lack of space. Duncan helped bring the woman back to her family's home and carried her into the house, where she later died, the newspaper reported. Four days later Duncan left for the United States, the Times said, citing the woman's parents and neighbors. Dallas Ebola patient vomited outside apartment on way to hospital
I am not trying to be prejudiced here, but it would appear to me that there is a lack of due concern on the part of some of the people involved in the outbreak. Either they are unaware of how the disease spreads, or they simply aren't concerned.
Someone offered a conspiracy theory that he was sent home on 9/26 because he didn't have insurance. Texas has the highest rate of uninsured in the country. I don't think I believe this one; I'm more inclined to believe it was incompetence on the part of the hospital staff.
I am not trying to be prejudiced here, but it would appear to me that there is a lack of due concern on the part of some of the people involved in the outbreak. Either they are unaware of how the disease spreads, or they simply aren't concerned.
Someone offered a conspiracy theory that he was sent home on 9/26 because he didn't have insurance. Texas has the highest rate of uninsured in the country. I don't think I believe this one; I'm more inclined to believe it was incompetence on the part of the hospital staff.
Talking heads don't want a panic and that's why they seem nonchalant over this comparing it to a flu pandemic.
Parents are pulling their kids out of those 4 schools and are labeled as panicking.
And it seems even many of the parents are not educated on this as one parent said they were going to keep their kid home "for the rest of the week". Duh..today is Thursday so that's 2 days out and that will placate them ?
Wait 21 days and see if there is victim #2 or #3 or #4 and then you will see outright panic.
Talking heads don't want a panic and that's why they seem nonchalant over this comparing it to a flu pandemic.
Parents are pulling their kids out of those 4 schools and are labeled as panicking.
And it seems even many of the parents are not educated on this as one parent said they were going to keep their kid home "for the rest of the week". Duh..today is Thursday so that's 2 days out and that will placate them ?
Wait 21 days and see if there is victim #2 or #3 or #4 and then you will see outright panic.
I'm talking about Africans. You read the stories about healthcare workers being attacked. I'm just wondering if maybe some of them consider this simply a fact of life. This guy either didn't know he would be infected, or he didn't care.
Then he gets on a plane and flies to Dallas. Then (surprise, surprise) he gets sick. Goes to the hospital and then gets sent home. If it were me, I would say to the hospital staff, "No, you idiots, I carted around Ebola victims in Africa last week. I probably have Ebola. I'm not going anywhere."
But that is not what happened, and I suspect there may be a cultural reason why.
The number of people who are now part of the contact investigation has
grown to more than 80," she said.
Neroes
was unable to specify how those initial 12 to 18 people came in contact with the
larger group, nor could she provide specifics about the ages of those being
monitored
I am not trying to be prejudiced here, but it would appear to me that there is a lack of due concern on the part of some of the people involved in the outbreak. Either they are unaware of how the disease spreads, or they simply aren't concerned.
Someone offered a conspiracy theory that he was sent home on 9/26 because he didn't have insurance. Texas has the highest rate of uninsured in the country. I don't think I believe this one; I'm more inclined to believe it was incompetence on the part of the hospital staff.
You have your head in the sand on that. This is a failing of the US for profit health care system. The man's nephew is out today saying that HE had to call CDC to get some help for his uncle as no one would take care of him even though they knew of his exposure history. If providers were more concerned about public health than their bottom line the guy would have been admitted and isolated as a precautionary measure and his nephew would not have had to call the CDC to get someone to take this seriously.
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