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hedgehog

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

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Mon Oct 13, 2014, 05:55 AM

Oct 2014

The way to do it is to quarantine anyone who is sick and their contacts. It involves contact tracing and cooperation of the people involved.

I am mostly against company towns/plantations, but in this case the managers did things right. It's an example of what could be done.

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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