◼ FRESH NIGHTMARE FOR THE LAND OF EBOLA: FOOD - Independent UK
◼ Dallas' Top Public Health Epidemiologist Being Monitored - CBS DFW
◼ Hospital Had Screening Machine Military Using in Africa - DefenseOne
The military is using an Ebola screening machine that could have diagnosed the Ebola cases in Texas far faster, but government guidelines prevent hospitals from using it to actually screen for Ebola.◼ Officials Scramble to Find Shoppers at Bridal Store Visited by Ebola Patient - CBS Cleveland
◼ TX health workers receiving orders to stay home - AP
◼ Lab worker 'self-quarantined' -- on cruise ship in Caribbean? - CBS DC
The government of Belize reportedly released a statement on Thursday saying it had rejected a U.S. request to allow the cruise passenger to pass through the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport, which services the Belizean capital.◼ Texas-Based Carnival Magic Cruise Ship Stuck At Sea With 4,633 Passengers and Dallas Healthcare Worker With Ebola Symptoms – Belize Refuses Port Entry – Belizeans Saying “Sink Ship” – Armed Belize Coast Guard Keeping Ship At Sea… - The Conservative Treehouse
◼ CDC told Carnival about the Ebola threat on Oct. 15, but didn’t tell Congress at the Oct. 16 hearing? - Twitchy
@FoxNews ok, let's see, one on a plane, one on a cruise ship this time of year......does this sound like its precautionary measures??
— RJV (@fx454) October 17, 2014
At this point, somebody should ask Dr. Frieden if there is any health worker in Dallas who treated Duncan that didn’t travel someplace. What’s with these people?
Oh, and this problem only gets worse from here:
Houston a problem! How will @CarnivalCruise santize 14 deck #Ebolaship sea 5d ?..then @CDCgov contact trace 4633 ppl? http://t.co/Bx6xiSLeyL
— Elizabeth Goodale (@LizGoodale) October 17, 2014
And all the crew. And all the people she might have interacted with on a shore excursion. Etc., etc., etc.
◼ Solace in USA with Sanitizer, Prayer - Bloomberg
◼ First Video of Infected Nurse: 'Come party in Maryland' - The Blaze
◼ PAPER: Fears have cast suspicions on Africans - Washington Post
◼ Growing chorus for travel ban - The Hill
◼ CRUZ: CONGRESS SHOULD BE CALLED BACK - Bloomberg
◼ BUCHANAN: POLITICAL CORRECTNESS COULD KILL A LOT OF US... - World Net Daily
In dealing with contagious and deadly diseases, common sense says to err on the side of safety. Public safety must come before political correctness. Community and country come ahead of any obligation to the people of West Africa.◼ Protester In Mask, Hazmat Gear Stumps Outside White House - CBS DC
Indeed, is not the first duty of the government of the United States to protect the lives, liberty and property of the citizens of the United States?
◼ Alarm after vomiting passenger dies on flight from Nigeria to JFK - NY Post
◼ MAG: Six Reasons to Panic - The Weekly Standard
◼ University disinvites Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist over Liberia travel - Washington Post
◼ POLL: CDC approval sags 23 points - Politico
◼ O taps Ebola 'czar' - CNN
◼ 8 People In Ohio Under Quarantine As Officials Looking For Shoppers At Bridal Store Nurse With Ebola Visited - CBS Clevland ◼ Via Lucianne
◼ Ebola and the Failure of the Administrative State - The Federalist ◼ Via Lucianne
When it comes to Ebola, it’s becoming clear that government “everywhere putting its hands to new undertakings” isn’t working out all that well.◼ How the Feds block Ebola cures - NY Post ◼ Via Lucianne