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| Judge Reverses Typhoid Mary's 3 Foot 'Quarantine' |
| 2014-10-31 |
| Unbelievable - via Hot Air. Maine officials cannot force a quarantine on a nurse who treated West African Ebola patients, a Maine judge ruled Friday. District Court Judge Charles C. LaVerdiere rejected a court order drawn up by Maine health officials that would have required nurse Kaci Hickox to avoid public places and keep a three-foot buffer with other people until Nov. 10, when a 21-day incubation period for the virus will end. LaVerdiere said Hickox should continue self-monitoring for Ebola symptoms. Hickox treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone and returned to Newark Liberty International Airport with a slight fever. She was quarantined in a tent and then allowed to return to her home in Maine. Hickox has defied quarantine orders by Maine officials, saying she is showing no symptoms of the disease and is following self-monitoring guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #9 JohnQC - one link to that is here. |
| Posted by: Raj 2014-10-31 18:32 |
| #8 self-monitoring - oh right. So suppose she develops a fever over the next day or two. Do you seriously think she will report it? Heck I doubt she'll even tell her boyfriend. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-10-31 18:01 |
| #7 |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2014-10-31 17:17 |
| #6 You know - I think Typhoid Kaci would be a most excellent Halloween costume. something like Besoeker's picture. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-10-31 17:17 |
| #5 There was a report today that Hickox's roomate in Sierra Leone contracted ebola while there. There seems to be a good reason, authorities were concerned. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-10-31 16:53 |
#4  No candy for you tonight. Move along please. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-31 16:40 |
| #3 Hickox treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone Do we know what she was actually doing over there? The only official statements I've seen were incredibly vague. If she was just a pencil-pusher, this is no big deal. If she had contact with infected patients, this is nuts. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-10-31 16:30 |
| #2 Judge LeMerdiere's decision aside, it wouldn't have had to come judgement if Lit'l Miss Caca had acted like a responsible adult. Her total disregard for proceedures and general safety behavior makes me question her effectiveness while in Africa. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-10-31 16:19 |
| #1 LaVerdiere... sounds French Canadian. His reversal should come as no surprise. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-31 15:48 |