Governors Cuomo, Christie and Scott (and their defenders) are Ebola-truthers

[morningfog]

No different than climate change deniers, anti-vaxxers and other anti-science idiots.

And they should be treated with the same ridicule. They are making the situation worse and their positions on quarantine are not supported by science. Their orders are likely unconstitutional and are inconsistent in many ways.

The mandatory quarantine does not apply to health workers who treat Ebola patients in the US. And the quarantine does not apply to non-health workers arriving from the three West African nations. The policy is both over-inclusive and under-inclusive.

Someone needs to get through to the Governors so that this ignorance does not spread. We need to quarantine the idiocy. An asymptomatic person is not infectious. It is simple as that.

[uppityperson]

1. Why did Christie lie and say Kaci Hickox was "obviously ill" with no fever or symptoms?

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/10/christie_defends_ebola_quarantine_announcement.html

“And so I’m sorry if in anyway she was inconvenienced, but the inconvenience that could occur from having folks who are symptomatic and ill out and amongst the public is a much, much greater concern of mine,” he said. “

(clip)

The woman tested negative for the Ebola virus, but Christie asserted the nurse is “obviously ill.”

“When I left this morning she still had a fever and she was being tested for other illnesses after the Ebola test came back negative,” Christie said.

That is a lie. She had no fever and wtf is that about being tested for other illnesses so she needed to stay locked up? No symptoms, not ill, being tested for "other diseases"?

What. The. Fuck?

Anyone "proud of Christie" deserves ridicule.

[morningfog]

3. I hope she gets a good attorney and sues Christie.

It would be great for her and good to have another black mark on Christie, as an unconstitutional autocrat.

[Strelnikov_]

8. Because he is an idiot

Just a guess . . . well . . . not really a guess.

[cali]

2. agreed. and Cuomo I find more sickening than Christie. He's putatively a democrat

[whistler162]

4. Sounds more like you are among the deniers!

So far we have had a major worry from a nurse flying to Cleveland and another health worker on a cruise ship.

Shoving your fingers in your ears and yelling LALALALA at the top of your lungs isn't helping. SO STOP IT!!1

[KMOD]

5. We do not have major worries about that

The cruise ship nurse did not have Ebola.

Amber Vinson, was not symptomatic on her flight.

[greatlaurel]

6. Thank you, good response.

Cannot believe people thing it is OK to do this to someone.

[JI7]

7. and none of duncan's relatives had it either

the only ones who got it were the nurses who were directed treating him and would have been in contact with his fluids. and in that case we know proper procedures were not followed most likely because of the culture of hostility to regulations in the state and money over care. and that would be a statewide problem as we saw with the warehouse which blew up .

if duncan had been treated as pham, vinson, the ny doctor were right away he mostl ikely would still be alive also.

[Logical]

9. Major worry? To who? You? Please list the risks of both those cases......

When the CDC did nothing to either set of passengers except tell them to self monitor.

You are not paying attention.

You are the one spreading incorrect information.

[morningfog]

10. A major ungrounded worry.

The worry was all in the worriers heads, with no bias in reality.