The explanation for why “clipboard guy” was unprotected from Ebola is INSANE. Phoenix Air released a statement explaining why the ‘clipboard guy’ was the only dude not wearing protective gear while right next to the Dallas Ebola patient Amber Vinson.
This man wasn’t protected so he could help people in the protective suits see. From ABC News via The Federalist Papers: The airline confirmed to ABC News that the man was their medical protocol supervisor who was purposefully not wearing protective gear. “Our medical professionals in the biohazard suits have limited vision and mobility and it is the protocol supervisor’s job to watch each person carefully and give them verbal directions to insure no close contact protocols are violated,” a spokesperson from Phoenix Air told ABC News said.
“There is absolutely no problem with this and in fact insures an even higher level of safety for all involved,” the spokesperson said. As far as excuses go, this is up there on the ridiculous level. Two Ohio schools closed amid Ebola scare. SOLON, Ohio — Solon Middle School and Parkside Elementary School in Ohio closed Thursday because of the possibility that a staff member may have traveled aboard the same plane as a Dallas nurse who has Ebola.
An email sent to parents by the school district said they learned a Solon Middle School staff member may have traveled aboard the same airplane, though not the same flight, as Amber Joy Vinson. Ebola: #FactsNotFear Vinson, 26, one of two nurses who contracted Ebola after caring for Dallas Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan, had returned to the Cleveland area to plan her wedding. In the email, the district explains they learned about the situation late Wednesday. Since then, they have been working with public health officials. 3 Central Texas schools cancel classes over Ebola concerns. BELTON, Texas -- Three Central Texas schools will be closed on Thursday over health concerns surrounding two students who traveled on a Monday flight with Ebola patient Amber Vinson.
Belton Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Susan Kincannon issued a statement Wednesday explaining the situation to parents. "Late tonight I learned that officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are re-evaluating the health risk to some passengers on Frontier Airlines Flight #1143 from Cleveland to Dallas. At this time, we do not know if this will include either of the two Belton ISD students who traveled on the flight. " Kincannon said the three campuses — North Belton Middle School and Sparta Elementary, where the two students attended, and a third preschool — will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, along with buses. BREAKING: Even more horrible and scary news about the flight carrying Ebola patient. “The chances of an Ebola outbreak here are very low.” — President Barack Hussein Obama Lovely.
CDC Releases Information about Ebola and Pets. Americans love their pets.
After Spanish authorities euthanized the dog of a nurse who contracted Ebola, many US pet owners became understandably concerned. When news leaked that an American nurse in Dallas with Ebola also had a dog, pet owners really got nervous. The Internet lit up with speculations, myths, and lots of wrong information regarding Ebola virus and animals. Veterinarians, including Dr. Jeff Werber and myself (among others), did their best to provide accurate and timely information, but blogs and social media can only do so much. How Ebola virus is spreadThe CDC is clear that a human or animal must be showing signs of Ebola in order to spread the infection.
Through a cutThrough mucous membranes lining the eyes, nose, or mouthIn body fluids such as urine, saliva, vomit, feces, semen, and breast milkBy needles and syringes. CDC Releases Information about Ebola and Pets. Second Dallas Ebola Patient Flew the Night Before Testing Positive. Confirmed: Second Healthcare Worker’s Worst Fears on Ebola Realized.
Texas health officials have confirmed that a second healthcare worker at the Dallas hospital where Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan was treated, has tested positive for the virus.
From Fox News: The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed that the worker had tested positive in a statement early Wednesday. It did not specify what position the worker held at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, though officials did say that the person was among those who provided care for Duncan, who died from the virus Oct. 8.The statement said that the worker had reported a fever Tuesday and had been placed in isolation.
Preliminary tests were run at the state public health lab in Austin and results came back at approximately midnight Wednesday. With this newest confirmed case of Ebola, one has to wonder if the CDC can be believed when they say they are perfectly capable of containing this deadly virus. National Survey of Nurses Shows Heightened Ebola Concerns. Three out of four nurses say their hospital hasn't provided sufficient education for them on Ebola, according to a survey by the largest professional association of registered nurses in the United States.
National Nurses United has been conducting an online survey of health care workers across the U.S. as the Ebola outbreak has widened globally. After a Texas nurse who cared for the first patient diagnosed with the Ebola in the U.S. tested positive for the virus Sunday, the group released its latest survey findings. Out of more than 1,900 nurses in 46 states and Washington D.C. who responded, 76 percent said their hospital still hadn't communicated to them an official policy on admitting potential patients with Ebola. And a whopping 85 percent said their hospital hadn't provided educational training sessions on Ebola in which nurses could interact and ask questions. Dr.