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In reply to the discussion: 16 Members of Doctors Without Borders Infected with Ebola, Nine Dead [View all]Yve55
(7 posts)49. Greetings from Puerto Rico
This is indeed very tragic and sad for everyone infected with this eboli virus
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16 Members of Doctors Without Borders Infected with Ebola, Nine Dead [View all]
Purveyor
Oct 2014
OP
Why is it when a nurse contracts Ebola in Dallas it's all about how she broke protocol, but
jtuck004
Oct 2014
#4
I think the odds come into play here. Let's see you have the meds in Africa treating hundreds
LiberalArkie
Oct 2014
#44
That's another possibility, thank you. Also, the people who are making the most $$$ from this aren't
jtuck004
Oct 2014
#27
Or, they don't want to admit that the protocol was incorrect or not communicated.
Hoppy
Oct 2014
#38
Doctors Without Borders don't have access to the same kind of facilities and money as US hospitals.
Voice for Peace
Oct 2014
#17
I doubt it. They, unlike you, seem to be aware of the impossible working conditions
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#28
Dr. Frieden: "Looking back, we say we should have put an even larger team on the ground immediately"
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#60
Really really really hoping the vaccine trials show it to be safe AND effective.
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#19
Hopefully the blood transfusions will be found to work. I know that they need more money to
jwirr
Oct 2014
#25
There's more money to be made curing the erectile dysfunction of Wall Street CEOs. eom
whereisjustice
Oct 2014
#53
Yes they mutate, but they do not do so as to completely change the mode of transmission
Marrah_G
Oct 2014
#74
They (The Rich) will contract vendors to build isolation units immediately
LovingA2andMI
Oct 2014
#71