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gvstn

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9. Relax, progress is being made according to this report from The Onion

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #4)

Mon Aug 4, 2014, 05:04 PM

Aug 2014

If this does turn out to be Ebola it may bring us one case closer to a cure depending on the patient's race.

“While all measures are being taken to contain the spread of the contagion, an effective, safe, and reliable Ebola inoculation unfortunately remains roughly 50 to 60 white people away, if not more,” said Tulane University pathologist Gregory Wensmann, adding that while progress has been made over the course of the last two or three white people, a potential Ebola vaccination is still many more white people off.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/experts-ebola-vaccine-at-least-50-white-people-awa,36580/

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Man Tested for Ebola at New York City Hospital [View all] moriah Aug 2014 OP

Yikes. RiffRandell Aug 2014 #1

Not airborne, therefore while a concern it is easily contained randys1 Aug 2014 #26

Damn! Little Star Aug 2014 #2

So far--being tested. nt raccoon Aug 2014 #3

WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!!! No seriously....when I wrote a few days ago about Ebola already being msanthrope Aug 2014 #4

Yeah, you're right. RiffRandell Aug 2014 #5

Yeah, me too. But you already recall my thing about panic... heh. moriah Aug 2014 #7

Relax, progress is being made according to this report from The Onion gvstn Aug 2014 #9

I heard he's good friends with Donald Trump! B Calm Aug 2014 #6

??? moriah Aug 2014 #8

I guess you haven't watched the news lately. . . B Calm Aug 2014 #10

Oh, see, that explains it. No, I didn't hear that, but I would have tuned out anything Trump said.. moriah Aug 2014 #23

Yeah, it would have gotten here anyway. Just like SARS and MERS made it here. herding cats Aug 2014 #11

He probably just ate at Chik fil A and got food poisoning from the salmonella. nt Zorra Aug 2014 #12

Fortunately, the US is far better equipped to handle such a case than African nations on the whole Hekate Aug 2014 #13

globalism sucks Vattel Aug 2014 #14

So much for my fabulous NY trip flamingdem Aug 2014 #15

FYI: Ebola is viral. Laffy Kat Aug 2014 #27

Alcohol-based sanitizers (the best kind) do kill some viruses. redqueen Aug 2014 #30

"Looks like Ebola would have gotten here anyway" jberryhill Aug 2014 #16

And miss the opportunity for some pearl-clutching COLGATE4 Aug 2014 #19

I'd feel safer if they had reported how long the patient had been in the US Zorra Aug 2014 #17

Get ready for a new wave of Doomsday Prepping davidn3600 Aug 2014 #18

OOoooOOHH Prepping I got just the thing for the consumate prepper.... Drew Richards Aug 2014 #20

OMG! Evacuate NYC RFN! MineralMan Aug 2014 #21

The link has apparently been updated markpkessinger Aug 2014 #22

Yay, but that's how it'll get "in the wild" here, not humanitarian efforts for US citizens.... moriah Aug 2014 #24

More likely . . . markpkessinger Aug 2014 #25

More patients in bubbles waiting on test results: moriah Aug 2014 #28

If it weren't for the fact that people are actually dying of the disease in West Africa I'd say Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #29