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I agree that for profit hospitals are not the best place to be dealing with this, and I was saying the exact same thing the day Duncan got admitted. Dallas has two large regional hospital systems (Baylor and UT Southwestern). Both are going to have medical faculty that are on cutting edge of everything because they are teaching hospitals. UT Southwestern, especially, is accustomed to seeing rare and difficult cases.
We are in the stages of any big stories where "details" are coming out rapidly. Some will prove true, others will be discounted. One report earlier today is that the staff taking care of Duncan did not have gowns for 2 days. I find that hard to believe, but if that is the case, then wow. I am also very troubled that anyone who had contact with him was allowed to fly. This is straight out of a sci-fi movie, for crying out loud.
And now for a rant:
If one more idiotic person in my social media feed declares that we need to close our borders then I may punch my computer. Let's use logic:
1. Okay, borders are closed. No flights into US from West Africa
2. Guess what? No flights would be going TO West Africa
3. Guess who is on the flights going to that regions? Aid Workers. Guess who would need to be able to get home? Aid Workers.
We need scores of aid workers (both medical hands and others with supplies) to solve the sad state going on in West Africa. People are reacting because this is on our soil now, but thousands of individuals have already died, and the prediction is that those numbers will grow exponentially. We have a responsibility to help those who have a great need, whether they are Americans or citizens of another country.
Close the border and this could wipe out entire countries. And guess what? It would still be able to travel to the US. People in Africa travel by foot and car. They can get to nearby countries, and then get to Europe. Last I check there were plenty of planes coming to the US (or Canada or Mexico) from Europe.
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