Official Ebola update thread
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Anonymous
Mindless reactionary. |
Anonymous
Agreed. If we don't get it under control there, we are going to have Ebola cases popping up all over the world for the foreseeable future. |
Anonymous
She's pregnant. |
Anonymous
The problem is that the "few isolated cases" here are very costly as well, which is also a diversion of resources. And that's assuming that they stay few and isolated. Second -- if you think that spending resources on dealing with problems here that are less severe than in other parts of the world is unethical, then basically every spending decision we make is unethical. We should just give our entire GDP as foreign aid, by that logic. Yes, we prioritize ourselves. Yes, I will feed my kids before other kids. That may be unethical, or it may just be the nature of humans. I totally agree we need to address it in W.A. We should have long ago. But we didn't. Now it's here, and we should be both addressing it there and preventing further importation of it. The arguments as to why we can't do that seem very unconvincing to me. Because we'd damage the airline industry? Sorry, but I already know people who've changed their travel plans to avoid flying right now. That's damaging the airline industry. Because we can't manage to charter flights for aid purposes? Why not? Because we can't set up quarantine centers near airports? Sure we can. All of it costs money. We should stop saying "we can't" and start being honest and saying "we don't want to spend the money". |
Anonymous
Source? |
Anonymous
As reliable as all the other "sources" quoted here. |
Anonymous
This is a 2fer, send her back before anchor baby comes out |
Anonymous
Aren't we now diverting resources into medical care for affected nurses, quarantines, contact tracing, decontamination, etc. etc.? Won't we have less resources to expend on Africa if we have to fight ebola here? |
Anonymous
Lol! +1 |
Anonymous
Yes - I actually think about this a lot. That every non-essential dollar I spend or we spend is shameful when we think about the desperation of other humans all around the world. Why should I be buying my kids more plastic crap toys that they will quickly lose interest in when there are starving children in (fill in the blank). Think about the amount of money we spend on say, the White House Christmas Tree lighting, or Fourth of July fireworks, or our own personal vacations.... |
Anonymous
Ha! Anchor baby - the next rampant disease soon to hit pediatric wards. |
Anonymous
| The latest tweet from @fairfaxhealth: we're punting the decision to test pentagon bus lady to the cdc. Ha! |
Anonymous
How do you do that? Ask where they have been and hope they are truthful? |
Anonymous
If passports are not being stamped by all nations people pass through, they should be. |
Anonymous
She's a local resident. |