Official Ebola update thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids go to a preschool with a lot of world bank and IMF staffers. I wasn't worried before, but I think that this doctor shows that people who really should be self-quarantining are not, nor are their organizations requiring them to do so. Anyone know what requirements international orgs are placing on employees returning from W. Africa?

My understanding is that IMF has cancelled their travel to W Africa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids go to a preschool with a lot of world bank and IMF staffers. I wasn't worried before, but I think that this doctor shows that people who really should be self-quarantining are not, nor are their organizations requiring them to do so. Anyone know what requirements international orgs are placing on employees returning from W. Africa?

My understanding is that IMF has cancelled their travel to W Africa.

That is helpful to know. What about World Bank?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids go to a preschool with a lot of world bank and IMF staffers. I wasn't worried before, but I think that this doctor shows that people who really should be self-quarantining are not, nor are their organizations requiring them to do so. Anyone know what requirements international orgs are placing on employees returning from W. Africa?

Supposedly starting Monday, all travelers from W. Africa must give contact info and report temps 2x a day. Doesn't stop them frm taking a cab or metro though. Or going bowling. Sheesh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NY doctor has tested positive for Ebola.

@DanScavino: Patient w/ #Ebola in #NYC
did use the subways, used a cab (Uber), & went bowling last night. How about letting us know what subway!? ASAP?

He was supposed to be self quarantining. He lied

When can we start holding these people criminally liable for their stupidity and selfishness? He was an effng Ebola doctor!! He KNEW better!

Yeah. The CNN article states that he had been feeling "sluggish" for a few days. So, a doctor, who has just returned from treating ebola patties and knows better than anyone how the disease is spread, starts feeling under the weather and thinks "Oh, bowling is a great idea!" Was he bring selfish, is he stupid, or was he completely in denial? I don't really see any other options.

[Anonymous]

Ebola patties...nice one, auto correct!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NY doctor has tested positive for Ebola.

@DanScavino: Patient w/ #Ebola in #NYC
did use the subways, used a cab (Uber), & went bowling last night. How about letting us know what subway!? ASAP?

He was supposed to be self quarantining. He lied

When can we start holding these people criminally liable for their stupidity and selfishness? He was an effng Ebola doctor!! He KNEW better!

Yeah. The CNN article states that he had been feeling "sluggish" for a few days. So, a doctor, who has just returned from treating ebola patties and knows better than anyone how the disease is spread, starts feeling under the weather and thinks "Oh, bowling is a great idea!" Was he bring selfish, is he stupid, or was he completely in denial? I don't really see any other options.

Or, he knows a lot about the disease and knows that when they say that people must be "symptomatic" to shed the virus, they mean measurable symptoms like fever or diarrhea which he didn't have last night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NY doctor has tested positive for Ebola.

@DanScavino: Patient w/ #Ebola in #NYC
did use the subways, used a cab (Uber), & went bowling last night. How about letting us know what subway!? ASAP?

He was supposed to be self quarantining. He lied

When can we start holding these people criminally liable for their stupidity and selfishness? He was an effng Ebola doctor!! He KNEW better!

Yeah. The CNN article states that he had been feeling "sluggish" for a few days. So, a doctor, who has just returned from treating ebola patties and knows better than anyone how the disease is spread, starts feeling under the weather and thinks "Oh, bowling is a great idea!" Was he bring selfish, is he stupid, or was he completely in denial? I don't really see any other options.

Or, he knows a lot about the disease and knows that when they say that people must be "symptomatic" to shed the virus, they mean measurable symptoms like fever or diarrhea which he didn't have last night.

Yeah, that's why CDC officials are scrambling all over the city looking for contacts.

[Anonymous]

It ebola. You come back from treating patients in West Africa, you start feeling crappy, you STAY HOME FROM BOWLING. End of story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It ebola. You come back from treating patients in West Africa, you start feeling crappy, you STAY HOME FROM BOWLING. End of story.

For sure. I am furious with this idiot right now. How selfish can you be? Sure glad he didn't miss bowling!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids go to a preschool with a lot of world bank and IMF staffers. I wasn't worried before, but I think that this doctor shows that people who really should be self-quarantining are not, nor are their organizations requiring them to do so. Anyone know what requirements international orgs are placing on employees returning from W. Africa?

Leave the daycare.... I'm sure I'm I the waiting list

[Anonymous]

From the NYTimes:
"A health care worker at the hospital said that Dr. Spencer seemed very sick, and it was unclear to the medical staff why he had not gone to the hospital earlier, since his fever was high."


Sounds like he should have checked himself in yesterday or the day before. Apparently his temp was already 103 when he checked in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids go to a preschool with a lot of world bank and IMF staffers. I wasn't worried before, but I think that this doctor shows that people who really should be self-quarantining are not, nor are their organizations requiring them to do so. Anyone know what requirements international orgs are placing on employees returning from W. Africa?

Leave the daycare.... I'm sure I'm I the waiting list

No one from the IMF is treatng ebola victims, are they?

[Anonymous]

From the NYTimes:
"A health care worker at the hospital said that Dr. Spencer seemed very sick, and it was unclear to the medical staff why he had not gone to the hospital earlier, since his fever was high."

Sounds like he should have checked himself in yesterday or the day before. Apparently his temp was already 103 when he checked in.

It seems like he was in denial about the risks. I wonder if you have to have a bit of feeling of invincibility/ego to have to courage to volunteer to be a doctor in West Africa. It's almost like their strengths could be their weaknesses in terms of a self-quarantine (e.g. I am different/too careful/too good, etc., it won't happen to me.)

[Anonymous]

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

From the NYTimes:
"A health care worker at the hospital said that Dr. Spencer seemed very sick, and it was unclear to the medical staff why he had not gone to the hospital earlier, since his fever was high."

Sounds like he should have checked himself in yesterday or the day before. Apparently his temp was already 103 when he checked in.

It seems like he was in denial about the risks. I wonder if you have to have a bit of feeling of invincibility/ego to have to courage to volunteer to be a doctor in West Africa. It's almost like their strengths could be their weaknesses in terms of a self-quarantine (e.g. I am different/too careful/too good, etc., it won't happen to me.)

All the more reason for mandatory quarantines and travel bans. No brainer