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9. Thanks, Obama. nt

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Amber Vinson (nurse #2) called the CDC before she flew... she reported [View all] Ilsa Oct 2014 OP

Please provide a link as soon as it is available? Thanks. Raine1967 Oct 2014 #1

It was part of the story on the Evening News. Ilsa Oct 2014 #8

link from cbs-dfw elehhhhna Oct 2014 #14

THANKS! EVERYONE-- HERE'S ^^^ THE LINK! ^^^^ nt Ilsa Oct 2014 #20

Thank you! Raine1967 Oct 2014 #107

Well if it was outside their criteria for worrying, then it was and that's that. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #2

Oh dear lord. LisaL Oct 2014 #25

But of course, SHE had to be kicked around first. Daemonaquila Oct 2014 #37

Not-so-covert attacks on the working class. Totally predictable in neo-fascist KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #91

Yes, don't blame the HCW if they don't want to care for these patients after this. Yo_Mama Oct 2014 #71

Frieden's got to go. Like yesterday. What a putz! KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #92

Inability to get story straight is also in line with the most advanced scientific thinking. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #106

You might want to read more carefully. Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #41

Well, maybe if you believe that dumbcat Oct 2014 #54

Typical CYA bureaucrat, quick to blame the low-level ordinary working person rather than KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #94

Thanks for the facts, Ilsa. elleng Oct 2014 #3

We are doomed. One giant fuck up after another. AngryAmish Oct 2014 #4

The only person that may lose their job Texasgal Oct 2014 #83

If this is confirmed then this is a direct CDC failure. It could get nasty for the administration, kelly1mm Oct 2014 #5

Thanks, Obama. nt Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #9

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none of the Dallas hospital's workers were put in any quarantine TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #145

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even if they were told to self-monitor TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #148

Officer Barbrady must have taken her call. nt valerief Oct 2014 #6

Wondering if this will be confirmed. KittyWampus Oct 2014 #7

If true, WTF?!?!?!?! nt boston bean Oct 2014 #10

Republicans are calling for the Head of the CDC to resign Turbineguy Oct 2014 #11

They'll probably call for the Surgeon General they won't approve to resign next. nt valerief Oct 2014 #17

LOL...Oh, wait. You are probably right. n/t jtuck004 Oct 2014 #44

Heckuva job, Frieden! ecstatic Oct 2014 #74

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Huh?????? valerief Oct 2014 #18

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Your name is overkill funny. nt valerief Oct 2014 #22

In a kind of "Methinks thou dost protest" sort of way. LOL! n/t cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #24

Did she tell them who she was Control-Z Oct 2014 #13

The CBS tangential report about her calling Ilsa Oct 2014 #19

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This was a sick young woman asking for help Ilsa Oct 2014 #136

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So this woman's story is black and white for you. nt Ilsa Oct 2014 #138

Why would she call CDC otherwise? LisaL Oct 2014 #27

I don't. I think I explained clearly Control-Z Oct 2014 #47

CDC has been getting many calls from idiots with no reason to believe they would have ebola JI7 Oct 2014 #48

Thank you, J17. (nt) Control-Z Oct 2014 #70

I would think that someone under voluntary isolation would have a specific CDC rep.'s contact info, ecstatic Oct 2014 #76

Memorize and follow the dogmatic protocol or understand the concepts HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #15

People with early ebola spike high fevers Warpy Oct 2014 #16

So you're saying that symptoms absolutely never begin with low grade fever? Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #33

Ever notice that sentences that begin with "so" Warpy Oct 2014 #34

So you are saying that Strawmen will be the most popular toy this Christmas season? FSogol Oct 2014 #39

I was not trying to create a strawman, I was trying to get clarification. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #40

Virtually every utterance starts with "So." Only idiom comparable Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #49

Black/white thinking, no, they don't. Often perhaps, but not always. So, how are you doing? uppityperson Oct 2014 #58

A woman who had been a nurse in South Africa said nurses tending to ebola patients were snagglepuss Oct 2014 #43

Exactly, and it might have to be just that Draconian Warpy Oct 2014 #50

Not in the report i saw. the nurse was decontaminated at Ilsa Oct 2014 #62

The nurse I am referring to worked in South Africa. snagglepuss Oct 2014 #67

In terms of concern about transmission - ANY fever, following contact with a known Ebola patient Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #51

I think we will probably get there Warpy Oct 2014 #56

How contagious are patients with mild symptoms? Drahthaardogs Oct 2014 #85

We won't actually know for 19 more days Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #105

Yes, the CDC criteria never made sense from the beginning. Yo_Mama Oct 2014 #73

What about someone like me Aerows Oct 2014 #52

Mine is 100.8 today Warpy Oct 2014 #79

I'm just making the point Aerows Oct 2014 #80

CNN was just reporting that nurse Pham's Ilsa Oct 2014 #69

They know so little at this stage Warpy Oct 2014 #77

What about all the health care workers who have gotten sick Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #109

Nine in Africa, six are dead Warpy Oct 2014 #119

According to this article, over 400 health care workers have contracted Ebola Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #121

Symptoms do vary, KMOD Oct 2014 #123

She was planning her wedding. The CDC told her it was OK to fly. She did due KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #98

"Excuse me Ms. Vinson, you say you were directly involved in Mr. Duncan's treatment? Okay..." cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #23

I routinely run fevers as high as 101 Warpy Oct 2014 #31

Low grade fevers in people DIRECTLY involved in treating Ebola patients isn't a different cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #35

I definitely feel ill when I get to 99. Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #45

Minus your direct contact with an Ebola patient, this post is meaningless. n/t cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #81

It is to say that everyone reacts to a fever differently. Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #100

I have no problems with your flying with a fever. I have MAJOR problems with her flying with one. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #104

Me too. My temp is usually below 98. If I get above 99, I definitely feel feverish. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #108

But you haven't been treating any Ebola patients. LisaL Oct 2014 #38

What you said! Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #42

My main gripe is she should have been traveling at all in the first place dbackjon Oct 2014 #46

From what has been reported, CDC approved her trip. LisaL Oct 2014 #111

THANK YOU Skittles Oct 2014 #55

No clue. I'm betting though, that you have an idea about what might fix 'em. n/t cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #96

Too bad you don't work the phones at CDC nt ctaylors6 Oct 2014 #59

I agree with you. In_The_Wind Oct 2014 #131

Another commendable move Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #26

Their director claimed just now she shouldn't have been flying at all. LisaL Oct 2014 #28

lack of communication between Freiden and his employees apparently. nt magical thyme Oct 2014 #84

CDC seems to be clueless. LisaL Oct 2014 #110

I get the sense they are winging this entire thing magical thyme Oct 2014 #112

Well, they are winging it very badly. LisaL Oct 2014 #114

you won't get any argument from me on that. magical thyme Oct 2014 #120

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How could they tell her to get on the plane? LisaL Oct 2014 #30

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Well, take it with msm. LisaL Oct 2014 #36

MSM is now saying the CDC gave her no guidance. Ilsa Oct 2014 #60

CDC gave her no guidance? LisaL Oct 2014 #61

That sounds remarkably like lawyer speak Fumesucker Oct 2014 #75

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Wow, just wow. She displayed due diligence by calling the CDC and you'd still have her fined? My KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #101

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If I have to outline the long-standing alliances between Democrats and labor in this country, then KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #139

Do you think it's possible that Ilsa Oct 2014 #124

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so troubling. n/t KMOD Oct 2014 #122

I agree Evergreen Emerald Oct 2014 #133

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta reporting the same on Anderson Cooper 360 amandabeech Oct 2014 #53

I just heard that. Even rewound the dvr to hear it again. Ilsa Oct 2014 #57

Yes, but I do give her credit for calling. amandabeech Oct 2014 #63

me too. She's young and needed help with a Ilsa Oct 2014 #65

Good! No more blame the nurse. She was safe to fly. morningfog Oct 2014 #64

Nope. According to doctors SHE and the CDC screwed up.. she was NOT safe to fly davidn3600 Oct 2014 #72

I think it should be clear at this point... Spider Jerusalem Oct 2014 #68

The whole ebola issue is one big cluster MissDeeds Oct 2014 #78

Well, well..well. Texasgal Oct 2014 #82

I'm still waiting for somebody to explain why biosuits are deemed necessary at BSL-4 hospitals magical thyme Oct 2014 #86

Apparently CDC guidelines are Texasgal Oct 2014 #90

which is exactly what I've been saying for quite some time now...nt magical thyme Oct 2014 #93

Oh well according to some here we need to Texasgal Oct 2014 #95

I'm a med lab tech, so potentially have something at stake here magical thyme Oct 2014 #97

I'm a surgical nurse. Texasgal Oct 2014 #99

my lab manager got training today magical thyme Oct 2014 #102

I'm with you. I'm simply appalled at some of the blatant anti-worker comments KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #103

Welcome to DU Fumesucker Oct 2014 #113

Thank you for the welcome. Those anti-nurse folks should stop to remember what happened KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #116

Why she went to Cleveland? willing dwarf Oct 2014 #87

She was planning her wedding Texasgal Oct 2014 #88

She Rebl Oct 2014 #89

Thanks! willing dwarf Oct 2014 #142

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Why did she think she was "special"? SoCalDem Oct 2014 #115

Because CDC told her it's o'key for her to fly? LisaL Oct 2014 #117

So the fact the CDC was consulted multiple times and by all accounts KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #118

"due diligence"... seriously? A wedding is more important than maybe infecting own your family? TerrapinFlyer Oct 2014 #132

There were no travel restrictions on any HCW at the time, nor was there any KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #140

It not anti-worker attitude, it's common sense TerrapinFlyer Oct 2014 #141

Oh, it most certainly is an anti-worker attitude. Who else is going to care for KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #143

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This why sequestered jurors are "guarded" SoCalDem Oct 2014 #144

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