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1. Ebola scare shuts down buildings at Southwestern College, students under quarantine
Thu Oct 16, 2014, 02:53 PM
Oct 2014
http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/Student-at-Southwestern-College-under-quarantine-for-Ebola-279453812.html

A student at Southwestern College who
came in contact with someone on the same
flight as Texas nurse Amber Vinson has
been quarantined Thursday in Chula Vista,
according to Anna Pryor, editor-in-chief of
the college's newspaper, The Sun.

It happened just before 10 a.m. in the 440
building at the campus located in the 900
block of Otay Lakes Road.

All students and staff in class with the
student and in the class following have
been quarantined, Pryor said. Reportedly,
about 20 students have been quarantined.
Campus police have taped off the building
and are waiting on officials from the Center
for Disease Control to arrive.

Amber Vinson, a nurse from Texas Health
Presbyterian Hospital, was recently
diagnosed with Ebola and was directed by
the CDC to board a flight from Ohio back
to Dallas. Vinson is one of the nurses who
helped take care of Thomas Eric Duncan
who died from Ebola on October 8th.

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Ebola scare shuts down buildings at Southwestern College, students under quarantine bananas Oct 2014 #1
Why don't we quarantine everyone on the plane? upaloopa Oct 2014 #24
NO SIGN OF EBOLA. take a chill pill uhnope Oct 2014 #25
livestream bananas Oct 2014 #2
I'm betting the more likely cause is a cold or the flu though. nt cstanleytech Oct 2014 #3
Me too get the red out Oct 2014 #5
No shit. It's the start of flu season. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #28
"Fox 5 News has a crew on the way to Southwestern College." Well alrighty then! yellowcanine Oct 2014 #4
they we're already there when I posted bananas Oct 2014 #7
posting from my phone bananas Oct 2014 #10
Could it even happen that fast..? Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #6
The student was not on the flight. This is all totally unnecessary. yellowcanine Oct 2014 #9
that's what I thought.. Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #17
How about NOT giving them props for being stupid? Daemonaquila Oct 2014 #27
It's a learning curve for everyone. Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #34
"A student at Southwestern College who came in contact with someone on the same flight as Texas yellowcanine Oct 2014 #8
So... did the passenger give the nurse a catheder ... bobclark86 Oct 2014 #14
And this is just the BEGINNING of flu season. We are doomed if every time someone sneezes Ebola yellowcanine Oct 2014 #11
The land of the brave......hilarious. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #12
And the home of the freakouts! yellowcanine Oct 2014 #13
Send in Grampy McCain! SoapBox Oct 2014 #20
Nurse: SWC student has no sign of Ebola bananas Oct 2014 #15
"...she had missed classes because..." Adsos Letter Oct 2014 #18
but what about her Grandmother? d_r Oct 2014 #22
oh for dawg's sake. now that's an overreaction if ever... magical thyme Oct 2014 #16
Oy! Let the hysterics begin... City Lights Oct 2014 #19
Take your pick of least and most likely homegirl Oct 2014 #23
I thought colleges were cracking down on frat house initiation pranks rocktivity Oct 2014 #21
the Nurses who were dealing with Duncan did not the the proper protection JI7 Oct 2014 #26
Would it be fair customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #29
in the first case it's about things like money , greedy higher ups etc, in the 2nd case JI7 Oct 2014 #30
I really don't have a lot of confidence customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #31
guidelines were weak and not followed JI7 Oct 2014 #32
And this is what the media freakout and misinformation has brought us Marrah_G Oct 2014 #33
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