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Texas Presbyterian Hospital nurses Nina Pham, Amber Vinson have officially tested free of Ebola
Dallas Presbyterian Hospital nurses Nina Pham, Amber Vinson have officially tested free of Ebola.

Nina Pham was discharged from the NIH hospital in Washington DC & briefly met with the president before leaving for her home. Officials at Emory Hospital in GA also officially confirmed Amber Vinson free of Ebola virus, but she remains hospitalized.

Nina is “cured of Ebola,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “Let’s get that clear. That’s for sure.”

And it was: Pham, dressed in a blue business suit and a turquoise top, hugged Fauci and delivered a brief statement to the media upon her release.

“Throughout this ordeal, I have put my trust in God and my medical team,” said Pham. “I am on my way to recovery even as I reflect on how so many others haven’t been so fortunate.” She also thanked Fort Worth doctor Kent Brantly, who donated some of his plasma, for his “selfless” act.

Pham met briefly with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office before her return to Dallas. The president hugged the nurse and wished her well before she walked out of the White House and got in a waiting car.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said no extra precautions were taken to protect the president. A “clean bill of health” from the NIH is good enough, he said.

"Fauci said workers administered five separate tests, and she tested negative each time. He also said Pham was not given an experimental drug."
Dr. Brantley's plasma may not be considered an experimental drug, but giving it to Pham was an experimental treatment, unless treating acute Ebola with plasma from Ebola survivors is considered the standard.
It pretty much is now and was recognized as a therapy in the past. You just couldn't do such a thing in a third world country because they didn't have the ability to separate the plasma, test it to be sure it was free of other pathogens, and check to ensure that the antibody titer was appropriate. And so on. One of the advantages of being desperately ill in a first-world country...
WaPo does not even have this as its leading article, which seems strange. It does mention this: "The federal government is considering altering protocols for doctors and health-care workers who return to the U.S. from West Africa, the New York governor said."

About time. I wonder what the protocol for the NIH and Emory U hospital caretakers of Ebola patients now is.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-10-25
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