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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well now that there is an actual potential case of Ebola in Fairfax County (from the Pentagon bus tour) those screenings are looking pretty prescient and like a fantastic idea.

IMHO the schools should be using one of those no-touch thermometers to take the temperature of every kid before the day starts, and send anyone who has a fever home.  Kids aren't supposed to be in school with a fever anyway, so it would just be enforcing current school policy while alleviating a small but deadly risk of spreading Ebola through a school [/quote]

I like how you wrote "actual potential".  That is some top notch Orwellian doublespeak.

By your logic there should be airport style screening at every school.  That will help "alleviate a small but deadly risk" of a shooting at the school.  And you should also be sure to not drive anywhere, as that will "alleviate a small but deadly risk" of dying in a car crash, which is BY FAR the most likely way your children will be injured or die this year.

The risk is so small for non health care workers 1000 miles away from the 2 known cases that the things you outline are way overkill.  The education stuff is fine, telling people what to look out for, modes of transmission, etc.  But any sort of "screening" that isn't concentrated on people who might be exposed is ridiculous at this point.  [/quote]

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