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LisaL

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7. There are using Hazmat suits.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2014, 06:42 PM

Oct 2014

Which for whatever reason aren't required to be used in US. They spray health workers with disinfectants.
They do use quarantine.
Basically, here in the US we decided to use less stringent standards than in Africa.
How is that working out so far?

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"Firestone Did What Governments Have Not: Stopped Ebola In Its Tracks" [View all] hedgehog Oct 2014 OP

kick. nt cwydro Oct 2014 #1

A major corporation smart enough to realize the health of its workers matters Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2014 #2

But don't you realize that'd take more money away from the stockholders??? calimary Oct 2014 #3

Kick 840high Oct 2014 #4

Of course a plantation can act quickly fasttense Oct 2014 #5

Ah yes, the wonders of the Company Town salib Oct 2014 #6

There are using Hazmat suits. LisaL Oct 2014 #7

A haz mat suit is a hooded tyvek overall - I've worn them myself - hedgehog Oct 2014 #13

The global economic system ensures that only corporations/rich people will have the capital Taitertots Oct 2014 #8

You need to read your own article. They ARE imposing quarantine and "industrial spacesuits" pnwmom Oct 2014 #9

but they did the first part with no one dissecting every move. they addressed, learned and seabeyond Oct 2014 #10

And I bet they made the trains run on time... I still remember this... whereisjustice Oct 2014 #11

No quarantine? Did you read the article? JDPriestly Oct 2014 #12

Quarantine was used to stop small pox - but at no time was an entire country quarantined. hedgehog Oct 2014 #14