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LiberalArkie

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5. Yea, I know that happens sometimes in hospital labs, not very often.

Reply to jeff47 (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 24, 2014, 05:14 PM

Dec 2014

But the CDC? They test the serious crap. I can understand losing vials. I can understand misplacing vials. But for that many techs to go around touching the blood and each other just doesn't sound right. Was it labeled "flu vaccine" accidentally?

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CDC reports potential Ebola exposure in Atlanta lab [View all] Bosonic Dec 2014 OP

How in the hello did this happen? Omaha Steve Dec 2014 #1

happy merry Steve and I have to say auto correct made me smile uppityperson Dec 2014 #4

How in the heck do so many experienced lab people get exposed in a lab? LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #2

Yes, they do get exposed when testing flu viruses. jeff47 Dec 2014 #3

Yea, I know that happens sometimes in hospital labs, not very often. LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #5

It doesn't look like they all contacted the sample, from the article Posteritatis Dec 2014 #9

I went back and re-read the article and it seems t be a bad but basically accidental LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #10

Merry effen' Christmas, just when Ebola was no longer a major news story . . . branford Dec 2014 #6

Mistakes happen more often than you'd think mainer Dec 2014 #7

Ebola outbreak? That's so... pre-election. A Simple Game Dec 2014 #8

Somehow Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2014 #11

Better Get Issa..... cynzke Dec 2014 #12

time to increase funding at the CDC greymattermom Dec 2014 #13