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    I fly via commuter aircraft a few times a year. At Thanksgiving and Christmas the planes are packed 100% full during the height of flu season. On a 3 hour flight a passenger can count on inhaling every microbe in the aircraft at least once plus there is the sneezing, in a confined space, add the surfaces like armrests and it's the perfect storm for transmission. Several times I have arrived at my destination and was down with a dose of the flu or cold within 24 hrs.
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    Rev. Jesse Jackson meets with family of Ebola patient Thomas Duncan in Dallas - @STEVEPICK11


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    Quote Originally Posted by dilligaf View Post

    Rev. Jesse Jackson meets with family of Ebola patient Thomas Duncan in Dallas - @STEVEPICK11

    Yep. It's all political, now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rondaben View Post
    I would pretty well assure you that its not in a "gated community" in dallas.
    the community maynot be gated, but the cdc said the property where they are being held is gated. they said large property with lots of room in the house and outside so they can have freedom of movement outside, but the property was gated they said.
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    not sure if this ws posted yet:

    Epidemiologist: Stop the flights now

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/postev...e-flights-now/


    By David Dausey October 6 Follow @ddausey David Dausey, a Yale-trained epidemiologist who works on controlling pandemics, is dean of the School of Health Professions and Public Health at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania.


    Siata Johnson, 23, stands weakly with the help of a relative outside an Ebola treatment center near Monrovia, Liberia. (John Moore/Getty Images)



    The United States got its first scare from Ebola last week when Thomas Eric Duncan, a man sick with the virus, traveled from Liberia to Dallas. This man was feared to have been in contact with up to 100 people after he became contagious, all of whom had to be individually evaluated by public health professionals for their exposure risk. Half of these individuals are currently under observation. Nine of them considered to be at highest risk are being checked twice daily for symptoms.

    Bodily fluids including vomit spread Ebola, and Duncan — who presented himself to a Dallas hospital only to be misdiagnosed and sent home — vomited on the sidewalk outside of his home. It took days before a properly trained Hazmat crew was sent to the apartment to clean it. The human errors in this single case highlight why it is urgent that we ban all commercial flights from the impacted countries to all non-affected countries until the outbreak is contained. *

    Individuals who suspect they have been exposed to Ebola and have the means to travel to the United States have every reason to get on a plane to the United States as soon as possible. There are no direct flights from the three most-affected nations, but passengers can transfer elsewhere, as Duncan did. If they stay in Africa, the probability that they will survive the illness if they have it is quite low. If they make it to the United States, they can expect to receive the best medical care the world can provide, and they will have a much higher probability of survival. So they are motivated to lie about their exposure status (wouldn’t you, in their shoes?) to airlines and public health officials and travel to the United States. *

    The incubation period for Ebola is up to 21 days, so a person could get on a plane the day he or she is exposed and spend three weeks in the United States or elsewhere before exhibiting symptoms. Then he or she could potentially infect any number of people here before the disease is properly diagnosed, and they are isolated or quarantined. *

    Top U.S. government health officials have spoken strongly against creating a travel ban (though members of Congress increasingly disagree). They say restricting flights will also restrict aid to affected countries and will increase the amount of ongoing unrest. But commercial airlines are not the only ways for the United States to send aid and aid workers. The United States has the most advanced military in the entire world; we can transport people and supplies without commercial carriers.

    The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been compared to a war zone. The disease is now being viewed as a national security threat on par with nuclear weapons. The United States has committed nearly 4,000 troops to impacted countries. It’s time to take security precautions that align with the gravity of the threat. That means doing whatever it takes to keep infected people from coming here.

    Correction: Language was added to the paragraphs marked by an asterisk (*) to clarify that there are no direct flights to the United States, though flights stop in other non-affected nations.
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    I recommend staying out of elevators.
    BTW AMC had a Walking Dead marathon last weekend :)
    They swore, if we gave them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease.
    “As a general rule, the earlier you recognize someone is trying to kill you, the better off you’ll be.”

    "You think a wall as solid as the earth separates civilisation from barbarism. I tell you the division is a sheet of glass."



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    White House statement -- http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/...response-ebola
    These efforts include:

    • Enhancing surveillance and laboratory testing capacity in states to detect cases; in the last three months, 12 Laboratory Response Network labs have been validated to perform Ebola diagnostic testing throughout the United States
    • Authorizing the use of a diagnostic test developed by DoD to help detect the Ebola virus
    • Providing guidance and tools for hospitals and health care providers to prepare for and manage potential patients, protect health care workers, and respond in a coordinated fashion
    • Developing guidance and tools for health departments to conduct public health investigations
    • Providing recommendations for health care infection control and other measures to prevent disease spread
    • Disseminating guidance for flight crews, Emergency Medical Services units at airports, and Customs and Border Protection officers about reporting ill travelers to CDC
    • Providing up-to-date information to the general public, international travelers, health care providers, state and local officials, and public health partners
    • Advancing the development and clinical trials of Ebola vaccines and antivirals to determine their safety and efficacy in humans
    • Monitoring by the Food and Drug Administration for fraudulent products and false product claims related to the Ebola virus and implementing enforcement actions, as warranted, to protect the public health
    • Issuing by the U.S. Department of Transportation, in coordination with CDC, an emergency special permit for a company to transport large quantities of Ebola-contaminated waste from Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas as well as from other locations in Texas for disposal
    All passengers leaving affected countries are screened for Ebola symptoms. Such screenings involve a travel health questionnaire, visual assessment for potential illness, and measuring the passenger's body temperature. These passengers are subject to additional measures upon arrival in the United States.

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    [bolding is mine]


    Excerpt:
    “We now estimate that we need 3 million [PPEs] for the duration of the outbreak,” Dan Epstein, a representative with the World Health Organization, told International Business Times. “I know that we’ve shipped on the order of 400,000 or something like that. It’s less than we need because of the logistics also of distributing it, getting it to air, and getting it to all the Ebola treatment centers.”

    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014...d-be-an-issue/
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    Laurie Garrett ‏@Laurie_Garrett 1m1 minute ago
    Spanish press conference highlights on #Ebola nurse + 3 others in quarantine in Madrid
    http://nyti.ms/1s7iyxo (subtitles)

    Laurie Garrett ‏@Laurie_Garrett 14m14 minutes ago Spanish court ordered #Ebola -infected nurse's dog killed, tho no evidence the dog was infected
    http://www.miamiherald.com/living/he...le2559076.html

    More --


    Laurie Garrett ‏@Laurie_Garrett 1m1 minute ago
    One of 4 suspected #Ebola cases in Spain ruled out...nurse w diarrhea is not infected
    http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/10/07/us-health-ebola-spain-negative-idINKCN0HW1TM20141007 …
    Last edited by Godwit; 10-07-2014 at 03:11 PM.

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    The vaccine is an abbreviated phase II project. Phase III will be in Africa within the next 30 days IMO. There is a rush on this to make sure the "right" people are protected.

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