tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post2385233264183721999..comments2024-03-28T10:37:15.287-07:00Comments on Raconteur Report: Waaaaaaaaahmbulance Alert!Aesophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-12835395368997832442014-10-30T09:34:06.455-07:002014-10-30T09:34:06.455-07:00The preceding is wild speculation based on nothing...The preceding is wild speculation based on nothing but pure unsubstantiated and indefensible nuttery.<br /><br />If you think you've found a forum for that, reconsider carefully.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-68820090273205391152014-10-30T09:26:33.010-07:002014-10-30T09:26:33.010-07:00Used to be, when tested for presence of antibodies...Used to be, when tested for presence of antibodies in one's blood, its presence indicated that one's immune system successfully dealt with a challenge. NOW, the insanity is that such antibodies indicate infection.....WTF? Also, the supposed testing that's done (PCR) is highly unreliable; so that leaves us with what? Assumptions of supposed infection, like what was done with previous pretend "pandemics"......It's all smoke and mirrors, ONCE AGAIN, but we continue to swallow it all and allow ourselves to be led around by our extreme gullibility in the terror they are instigating.Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-51605998729494961682014-10-26T20:33:27.028-07:002014-10-26T20:33:27.028-07:00Gamegetter: No question. Idiotic and wrong re civi...Gamegetter: No question. Idiotic and wrong re civil rights violation. I do not suggest we exclude nurses just because they, too, can be brain dead. Who else would expose themselves to this stuff? Sad and fearful conclusion, but, really, isn't this close to suicidal?Percyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771215690327580086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-46183416638386143602014-10-26T20:24:00.227-07:002014-10-26T20:24:00.227-07:00Complaining about the way she was treated is under...Complaining about the way she was treated is understandable-to a point.<br />The morons in charge should have had a plan worked out before the first person coming from W. Africa showed up.<br /><br />Claiming that placing her in isolation violated her civil rights is just utter bullshit-and makes her look like even more of a whiny,self-centered egotistical the world revolves around me little twit..GamegetterIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963151027331481180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-9411934019464246332014-10-26T19:25:41.716-07:002014-10-26T19:25:41.716-07:00Grotesque that it takes so long to reach a conclus...Grotesque that it takes so long to reach a conclusion that an incoming health worker from West Africa needs to be isolated and subjected to quarantine. I do not like vilifying this woman, who justly complains about how she was treated. It's tough to run into a surprise quarantine coming a long way home after doing a frightening job helping others. The least we could do is get it done quickly, sympathetically, and efficiently. That seems to be too much to ask of our people. Those who cannot bring these elements to bear on isolating possible Ebola people incoming should be canned on the spot. Are we as a people so stupid, so careless, that this cannot be done? What change in procedure is needed? Brains! Get people with brains doing this, not cast-offs who can't get a job elsewhere. Change it at once. Of course, they have to be identified and isolated immediately, but that's no excuse for being vile and slow in accomplishing it.Percyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771215690327580086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-48571982001910664372014-10-26T19:21:49.475-07:002014-10-26T19:21:49.475-07:00I don't read it as so much whinning as just fr...I don't read it as so much whinning as just frustration that people that are supposed to know what they should be doing don't have a frickin' idea how to handle the situation. Which of course will mean we're all screwed...<br /><br />Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-59346034368661757732014-10-26T17:50:45.223-07:002014-10-26T17:50:45.223-07:00And the apologies from the land of rainbows and un...And the apologies from the land of rainbows and unicorns begin...<br /><br />"New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio: Nurse Kaci Hickox was treated with disrespect at Newark airport when returning from West Africa; 'we owe her better than that, and all people who do this work better than that' - live video"<br /><br />"Senior Obama administration official on New York, New Jersey Ebola quarantine policy: 'We have concerns with the unintended consequences of policies not grounded in science'; 'We are working on new guidelines for returning healthcare workers that will protect the American people'"<br /><br />"Report: White House pressures New York, New Jersey governors to reverse mandatory Ebola quarantine orders, official tells @nytimes"<br />Read more on nytimes.com <br /><br />Saved the best for last-she did call a waaaaambulance...<br /><br /><br />"Kaci Hickox, nurse held under New Jersey's mandatory Ebola quarantine, has hired civil rights attorney Norman Siegel to challenge her detention; 'The policy is overly broad as applied,' lawyer says" <br /><br />http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/africa-ebola-outbreak-2014/<br /><br />What about the rest of the country's right to not have morons infect us with deadly diseases?<br /><br />GamegetterIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963151027331481180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-55440333313477992982014-10-26T15:56:09.128-07:002014-10-26T15:56:09.128-07:00I am highly concerned nurse Kaci does not understa...I am highly concerned nurse Kaci does not understand basic epidemiology.<br /><br />MaggieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-3507283222366111472014-10-26T10:20:25.716-07:002014-10-26T10:20:25.716-07:00That article from the vet is spot on. That article from the vet is spot on. Grouch, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223794580842414136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-13299397820128701662014-10-26T10:01:54.900-07:002014-10-26T10:01:54.900-07:00Just goes to show that no good deed goes unpunishe...Just goes to show that no good deed goes unpunished.<br />_revjen45Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-39310619926205439162014-10-26T05:15:57.397-07:002014-10-26T05:15:57.397-07:00Instead of bitching and whining about the way she ...Instead of bitching and whining about the way she was treated, maybe, just maybe, it would be more beneficial if she would make some suggestions to change the procedure so as to better implement the protocol.<br /><br />But I reckon not.<br /><br />Maybe she should just call 1-800-WHAA.<br /><br />Bob<br />IIIidahobobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857771751176894988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-17267606004397113572014-10-26T01:46:06.186-07:002014-10-26T01:46:06.186-07:00Animals are probably treated better in quarantine ...Animals are probably treated better in quarantine than humans. The emmeffing government assclowns are working for the government, not for the people. Robin Dattahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358491380192365005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-25910877584112474282014-10-25T22:47:50.769-07:002014-10-25T22:47:50.769-07:00YES! THANK YOU!!!YES! THANK YOU!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-68317175635017587322014-10-25T22:03:28.605-07:002014-10-25T22:03:28.605-07:00From a veterinarian to his local paper:
The prese...From a veterinarian to his local paper:<br /><br />The present Ebola crisis in the world is frightening. I have submitted the following letter to the editor of the Lewiston Morning Tribune:<br /><br />Editor, Lewiston Morning Tribune:<br /><br />If I wish to import a horse into the United States from Liberia or any African country other than Morocco, the horse needs to undergo a 60 day quarantine period at a USDA approved quarantine facility prior to mingling with the general population of horses in this country. Africa has a disease called African Horse Sickness that does not exist in the US; this is the way we have kept it out of this country. African Horse Sickness does not cause disease in people, only horses; our government has determined that it would be devastating to the US horse industry if it were to come here.<br /><br />The United States (and virtually all other countries) require a myriad of tests and often quarantine prior to bringing in a foreign animal.<br /><br />I can’t legally cross state lines in the United States with a horse or cow without a health certificate signed by a USDA accredited veterinarian stating that the animal has been inspected and found free of infectious disease. In most cases blood tests are also required. In fact I can’t legally cross the Snake River and ride my horse in Idaho without a health certificate and a negative blood test for Equine Infectious Anemia.<br /><br />I’m not complaining; the United States of America, the States of Idaho and Washington as well as the other 48 states take the health of our livestock very seriously, and we have a very good record at keeping foreign animal diseases out of our country. I am happy to do my part to maintain biosecurity in our animal population.<br /><br />If I am a resident of Liberia incubating Ebola, to enter the United States all I need to do is present a valid visa, and lie when asked if I have been exposed to Ebola. Within hours (no quarantine required) I can be walking the streets of any city in the United States.<br /><br />I feel very fortunate to live in a country that values our animals so highly.<br /><br /><br /><br />A Texannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-14909971071518806132014-10-25T19:35:28.419-07:002014-10-25T19:35:28.419-07:00Well done. Of course we'll never hear it from...Well done. Of course we'll never hear it from her.<br /><br />I laugh when I hear the whining that a mandatory quarantine will dissuade volunteers from helping out in Africa. They are willing to risk a horrible death for a month or more, but are unwilling to face a 21 day paid vacation? Give me a break. I guess quarantine doesn't come with all the smug self satisfaction of saving the world. <br /><br />If they can't deal with the quarantine as a VERY REAL reminder that THEY can get it too, not just the poor downtrodden, then they shouldn't go. Let them volunteer at an animal shelter instead.<br /><br />nickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com