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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:00 pm
by GORDON
Chick who flew from cleveland called the CDC "several" times to tell them she had been close to ebola patients, and now had a fever. CDC cleared her to fly.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ebola-nurse-called-cdc-several-times/
Seriously, tell me again how these people aren't criminally clueless.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:48 am
by Vince
I think the CDC's been watching the potential victim's Facebook status, so they have it under control.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:52 am
by Troy
What can you say? It's like one of those Outbreak movies.
Actually, the government/CDC in those movies usually looks like they are competent but just can't keep up with the spread. We can't even get competent in real life.
I agree with what others have said, 2-3 weeks from know we'll know if this is actually something to worry about. One N1, Two N2s, ?? N3s.
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:07 am
by Malcolm
I've got the entire eastern part of the country to buffer me.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:21 am
by Vince
Sadly, I was a lot less worried about it before I saw the CDC fly into action. Still not willing to restrict travel from the west African countries where it's ballooning up, but they ARE talking about limiting the travel of the healthcare workers that come in contact with the patients here in the states.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:22 am
by Malcolm
CDC probably picks their workers from the same pool of savants the cops seem to get their recruits from.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:25 am
by Troy
Fuck Cops, and the Government... also Ebola - Malcom
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:28 am
by Malcolm
Troy wrote:Fuck Cops, and the Government... also Ebola - Malcom
The government looks to go out of its way to hire the most incompetent, clueless employees possible.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:04 pm
by TPRJones
You won't find me defending the CDC. While what they've done is correct in medical terms and fine if you presume that the local health professionals are actually competent, they've been totally blowing it from a public relations standpoint and ultimately as a branch of the government that's an important part of what they are supposed to do. You'd almost think they are trying to make people panic more instead of less.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:33 pm
by Vince
On the up side, they've spent a lot of money building bike paths in our cities.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:31 pm
by GORDON
Troy wrote:What can you say? It's like one of those Outbreak movies.
Actually, the government/CDC in those movies usually looks like they are competent but just can't keep up with the spread. We can't even get competent in real life.
That's funny, I have been thinking for the last couple days about the movie Outbreak. The doctors in that movie were totally awesome and made the CDC look really competent and I wonder if that is why we are so surprised, now. We thought they had their shit together, and it turns out their just a bunch of political bureaucrats.
They should totally put Rene Russo in charge of the CDC and Dustin Hoffman in charge of USAMRID. Infect Kevin Spacey and have Donald Sutherland arrested. Peeps would be all USA USA at that point.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:41 pm
by GORDON
Speaking of the breakdown of civilization, anarchy, and quarantine:
What would be required to take a month and make it an "financial freebie" month? All businesses close. No stock markets. No banks. No bills are due... everyone gets a free month (this one is difficult because someone needs to be in the power plant). No school. No flights. No busses. 24 hour curfew for 30 days. Everyone gets to skip a mortgage payment without penalty. The point being, everyone can stay home for a month and neither catch nor carry this disease. Another problem would be pregnant women and medical emergencies.... maybe let hospital staff out and about but only with full biohazard gear.
Anyway, in a month this would all sort itself out. Those with it would die, and there would be no more spread.
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:43 pm
by Malcolm
What would be required to take a month and make it an "financial freebie" month?
An act of god. Check that. Several acts of several gods working together.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:49 pm
by GORDON
You know, we could also cure the AIDS epidemic by killing everyone currently infected. Just saying.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:50 pm
by Malcolm
GORDON wrote:You know, we could also cure the AIDS epidemic by killing everyone currently infected. Just saying.
Unless the virus jumps from apes to people again.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:52 pm
by GORDON
Malcolm wrote:GORDON wrote:You know, we could also cure the AIDS epidemic by killing everyone currently infected. Just saying.
Unless the virus jumps from apes to people again.
Well of course I meant kill all the apes, too.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:04 pm
by Troy
Burn it all down. Make it a parking lot.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:05 pm
by Malcolm
GORDON wrote:Malcolm wrote:GORDON wrote:You know, we could also cure the AIDS epidemic by killing everyone currently infected. Just saying.
Unless the virus jumps from apes to people again.
Well of course I meant kill all the apes, too.
Apist. Caesar is pissed.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:12 pm
by GORDON
Especially apes with tats.
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:38 am
by thibodeaux
"Ebola Gay."