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Quarantined nurse to CNN: 'My basic human rights' are being violated

2014-10-26

[CNN] Kaci Hickox, a nurse placed under mandatory quarantine in New Jersey, went on CNN on Sunday and criticized the "knee-jerk reaction by politicians" to Ebola, saying "to quarantine someone without a better plan in place, without more forethought, is just preposterous."

Hickox, an epidemiologist who was working to help treat Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, has tested negative twice for Ebola and does not have symptoms, she said.

"This is an extreme that is really unacceptable, and I feel like my basic human rights
One man's rights are another man's existential threat.
have been violated," Hickox told CNN's Candy Crowley on "State of the Union."

She described herself as "physically strong" but "emotionally exhausted."

Posted by:Fred

#17 It's simple, if they don't wish to be quarantined, they must sign an agreement stating that they agree to be summarily executed by flamethrower if they turn out to have the disease. Don't sign, sit in your box til we're sure you're not a plague carrier

Posted by: Silentbrick 2014-10-26 23:22

#16 So she went to deepest, darkest Africa and worked to treat a deadly disease under primitive conditions and now she is whining about the hardship of having to stay in her room for 3 weeks? I'm going to concur with Dr. Frank's diagnosis in #11 - whiny-ass bitchery.

We have had it drummed into our medically-innocent little heads that an asymptomatic person cannot spread Ebola. The problem with this soothing mantra is a patient goes rather quickly from asymptomatic to spurting virus like a broken radiator hose. As phil_b says, we have little data. Quarantine would be an ideal time to collect some.

Posted by: SteveS 2014-10-26 23:04

#15 There doesn't seem to be a pre-symptomatic test. And I couldn't find any info on false negatives. Unsurprising with so little data.

CDC

Posted by: phil_b 2014-10-26 18:09

#14 LOL - my Mom - 78 yrs old RN and still kicking hard would've done the same . STFU

Posted by: Frank G 2014-10-26 17:01

#13 ...My mom - an RN who was a floor nurse for 42 years and wore her whites and starched cap to the last - would have jacked this whiny little twerp up so hard and fast that her great grandchildren would have felt it.

Mike

Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2014-10-26 16:49

#12 Her basic human responsibilities have also been violated. Take another 21 day time out and chill out, Ms. Narcissio.

Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-10-26 16:35

#11 she should not have been allowed back - just because she's a whiney bitch

Posted by: Frank G 2014-10-26 15:18

#10 I suspect they'll find laws governing quarantine are old and have been upheld by the courts.

Good God, what is wrong with these people? They want to treat peaceful people as criminals, criminals as saints, and ignore some of the most basic methods for controlling the spread of disease.

Posted by: Rob Crawford 2014-10-26 15:11

#9 I strongly urge Candy Crowley to join her in her tent at once in order that we may be provided more up to date reporting.

Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-26 14:48

#8 Except all the other humans have a right NOT to be infected by a transmittable disease. (unless that disease gains its own politically correct standing - see HIV)

Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-10-26 14:46

#7 While I would agree the process is a typical knee jerk over reaction by an incompetent government... your basic human rights aren't being violated. Now take your 'emotionally exhausted' self and go the fuck away and leave the adults alone. Here... have some wine and Valium and shut the fuck up.

Posted by: DarthVader 2014-10-26 14:36

#6 Is there any reliable empirical data concerning the test's sensitivity during the incubation period?
I don't know, but we already have good empirical evidence that those prone to develop Ebola are compelled to mingle with the public, take public transportation, break promises about self-imposed quarantines, etc., until they finally get sick.

Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-10-26 14:31

#5 She described herself as "physically strong" but "emotionally exhausted."

Can anyone locate the adjective in her statement ?

Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-26 14:20

#4 "Hickox, an epidemiologist who was working to help treat Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, has tested negative twice for Ebola and does not have symptoms, she said."

Is the Ebola test currently in use actually able to detect RNA and/or viral proteins before the onset of symptoms?

Is there any reliable empirical data concerning the test's sensitivity during the incubation period?

Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2014-10-26 14:15

#3 I wonder how soon habeas corpus lawsuits will be filed.

Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-10-26 14:14

#2 An epidemiologist arguing against quarantine - now that's either rich, or profoundly ignorant.

Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-10-26 14:13

#1 That's because "basic human rights" argument been used too much and too inclusively, dear.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-10-26 14:10

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