Yes...yet another thread about Ebola.... [View all]

[BooScout]

I really don't see the need for all the 'panicking' and 'fear mongering' regarding the end of the world that this nurse went a day without the internet and tv.

Now she's suing because she's been traumatized. If health care workers who came before her & who knew better hadn't hopped on public transit and exposed potentially hundreds of others then she wouldn't be in this horrible position of staying in a luxury tent INSIDE a hospital. OMG! The horror! For heavens sake....she needs to get a grip. Sometimes in this life shit happens.

I am not belittling the sacrifice of the health care workers who are putting their lives on the line to go to Africa and fight Ebola. They are heroic. But they also need to understand that they are not infallible and need to take precautions once they return. Precautions in the form of self monitoring, limiting their contacts and at all costs avoiding public transportation. These are simple things and while it's been pointed out that the nurse from Dallas traveled with the CDC's acknowledgment (a mistake of a major kind). The doctor currently being treated for Ebola went on public transportation knowing that the CDC had clarified their position and advised against it.

I am aware that mandatory quarantine is going to prove to be a nightmare to control. NY has already backed off their management of it. Unfortunately it's still early days and as we have seen in Dallas and now NY.....there are going to be hiccups in trying to assure the safety of US citizens. I would rather we err on the side of caution and tweak the protocols as we see necessary.

I understand the WHO's position and that of the CDC's position that perhaps quarantines of health care workers returning from Africa would deter future volunteers. I also understand that we also need to think of our own care workers treating patients here in the States. We can't feasibly quarantine everyone. ....BUT, I also understand Christie's & Cuomo's positions cannot and should not take into consideration the health problems of foreign countries. Their job is to put the health and safety of their own citizens first. They did what they thought was best and did it quickly. Give them a little time to see and think through the logistics of the situation as they arise. It's not really necessary to beat your breast and cry 'woe is me' and 'oh the humanity'......really it's not.