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Whiskeytide

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16. Perception v Reality....

Thu Oct 16, 2014, 10:50 AM

Oct 2014

I agree with you. Prob no risk of transmission. BUT....we have to consider the social fallout and political fallout from something which seems to the average American to be incredibly contrary to common sense. Regardless of the risk of transmission, it was just plain stupid for the CDC to NOT instruct her to stay home, and just as stupid for her - as a medical professional - to fly with a temp - ANY temp - after her exposure.

A virologist is likely unconcerned about this. But every other average Joe/Jane is freaking out. The potential for freaking out the masses alone is reason enough to not to do stupid things, and I had hoped the people in charge of our response would have realized that by now.

In other words - maybe her flying wasn't REALLY stupid, but it is being perceived almost universally as stupid. And sometimes perception matters more than reality.

Oh, and you know its all Obama's fault, and also the Democrats too. And there's this mid-term coming up. Jeez. I wonder how long it will be before republican operatives start rumors about EBOLA in the voting booths ... strangely, only in poorer communities in swing states. How odd.

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Has the CDC idiot, who ok'd nurse with ebola to fly, been identified ? [View all] MoonRiver Oct 2014 OP

Whoever it was needs to be brought up on charges of terrorism liberal N proud Oct 2014 #1

Definitely produced mayhem and chaos across the country. MoonRiver Oct 2014 #2

What mayhem and chaos? jen63 Oct 2014 #7

Wait it is still being artificially created lunasun Oct 2014 #55

It's friggin ridiculous. jen63 Oct 2014 #59

Yeah, me too. Yo_Mama Oct 2014 #62

I hear ya, with the dictionary. jen63 Oct 2014 #64

I know! I flew yesterday from Phoenix back to DFW and it was crazy! snooper2 Oct 2014 #10

Yes we are... sendero Oct 2014 #19

Is this for real? Turbineguy Oct 2014 #51

Tell me this didn't happen -please lunasun Oct 2014 #56

LOL, no, all was normal- snooper2 Oct 2014 #57

Good I didn't expect that kind of panic until next week! lunasun Oct 2014 #58

What mayhem and chaos, aside from the media? Marrah_G Oct 2014 #34

she is a nurse whose coworker has ebola Evergreen Emerald Oct 2014 #3

I completely agree. MoonRiver Oct 2014 #4

No she called a specialist dsc Oct 2014 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Oct 2014 #9

the CDC is paid to be specialists on this stuff dsc Oct 2014 #17

Not everyone who works at the CDC is a specialist Beaverhausen Oct 2014 #23

then they should have put the woman on hold and gotten a specialist dsc Oct 2014 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Oct 2014 #26

Here you are claiming to be so smart. Smarter than the nurse, in fact. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #49

wonderful question. Yo_Mama Oct 2014 #63

And now CDC says she might have already had symptoms several days prior to going back to Dallas. LisaL Oct 2014 #39

What!? You cant expect a person to act with common sense... LostInAnomie Oct 2014 #35

If we're all supposed to be smarter than the supposed subject matter experts Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #50

Why? S/he was following CDC Protocol ... 66 dmhlt Oct 2014 #5

yup--no scumbags here librechik Oct 2014 #12

spineless too. GeorgeGist Oct 2014 #18

I had that temperature last time I donated platelets. randome Oct 2014 #20

had you treated a person who had Ebola? dsc Oct 2014 #32

A perfect example.. sendero Oct 2014 #22

"Period", huh... Why not make it 98.7? tridim Oct 2014 #27

Ain't that the truth! jen63 Oct 2014 #60

No, no, no damnit. TM99 Oct 2014 #30

She got permission from CDC to go to Celeveland. LisaL Oct 2014 #41

Facts are still emerging. TM99 Oct 2014 #66

Couple of points ... 66 dmhlt Oct 2014 #46

Data on the flight timeline aside, TM99 Oct 2014 #67

The first HCW infection had not been found when she went to Cleveland Yo_Mama Oct 2014 #61

Fact are still emerging. TM99 Oct 2014 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Oct 2014 #8

Why? Recursion Oct 2014 #11

Perception v Reality.... Whiskeytide Oct 2014 #16

The perception of idiots is of no concern at all. No one should perform panic shows or play up the Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #33

I did not say sick people... Whiskeytide Oct 2014 #42

"This is a losing issue for Repubs, whose budgetary actions have restricted public health spending" FSogol Oct 2014 #54

I bet her fiance is concerned, though, since they almost certainly tblue37 Oct 2014 #36

No doubt. But given the... Whiskeytide Oct 2014 #43

Witch Hunt Him otohara Oct 2014 #13

We desperately need a scapegoat Fumesucker Oct 2014 #14

If they can just lay it all off on some undocumented janitorial staffperson, they will KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #21

We're at the tipping point Blue_Adept Oct 2014 #15

The CDC is incompetent.. sendero Oct 2014 #24

Thanks again for your misinformed, faux-expert opinion. nt tridim Oct 2014 #28

Low grade fever + no other symptoms = noncontagious Warpy Oct 2014 #29

+1 000 000 000 000 000 kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #31

False. Totally false. LisaL Oct 2014 #37

That might be a very, very big "if." Warpy Oct 2014 #38

It's not a big if. LisaL Oct 2014 #40

For me what's more important is who met the plane in Dallas once the CDC knew she was sick? cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #44

Some articles I have read say that "clipboard man" might be a CDC representative. nt tblue37 Oct 2014 #45

Clipboard man was sendin her off LisaL Oct 2014 #48

he works for Phoenix Air TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #52

Nobody met the plane. LisaL Oct 2014 #47

Yes, you're right cwydro Oct 2014 #53