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Yo_Mama

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6. There was no way it would be positive

Reply to LisaL (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 19, 2014, 09:52 AM

Oct 2014

I mean that the best thing is to start testing and clearing individuals who may have been exposed so that you can cut down the monitoring list. That can only be done after a certain period of time since last exposure, but it certainly cuts the workload and the anxiety levels.

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There was no way it would be positive Yo_Mama Oct 2014 #6

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There were no travel restrictions put on her when she went on the cruise. LisaL Oct 2014 #10

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