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In reply to the discussion: It's time to prevent public travel from western africa and those originating from there. [View all]greatauntoftriplets
(175,735 posts)40. They always took us into the hall, away from all the windows.
Guess it's good that no bombs ever hit my school then!
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It's time to prevent public travel from western africa and those originating from there. [View all]
boston bean
Oct 2014
OP
ebola could have been contained more quickly in Africa were it not for those slashed budgets
Skittles
Oct 2014
#134
True. And it also could have been contained if people had treated it as serious as a heart attack,
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2014
#146
There are no flights from those 3 countries that land on the USA. If there were, shoot them down?
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#89
How much do we pay customs officials to make sure that no one comes into the US with a bag of pot?
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2014
#140
One guy flying into Nigeria infected upwards of 20 more before they got a handle on it.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2014
#141
Nope. The only way is to sen lots of money, people, resources to deal with the outbreak so it
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#7
I agree. The only other thing that might help some is that we the people voluntarily limit travel to
jwirr
Oct 2014
#30
Yes, because the ONLY way we can help sick people over there is to allow them to vacation here.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2014
#142
I will agree that it's a massive relief that it's not out of control now in Lagos or Port Harcourt.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2014
#155
No it isn't. But thanks for deciding that millions of people not even near an infected area should
Warren Stupidity
Oct 2014
#16
OH but repukes certainly don't want to pay the taxes needed for such "PROTOCOLS"
Skittles
Oct 2014
#82
He sure was persistent, shooting down sick people (or jets) for the greater good ...
countryjake
Oct 2014
#137
Really? I think republicans should be required to greet all passengers of flights
notadmblnd
Oct 2014
#81
No, of course not. I would just favor restrictions on flights out of those countries to any country
smirkymonkey
Oct 2014
#118
77 people have been stopped from flying by the screenings, 17 last month, of thousands who flew
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#120
There is no way to stop all cases. Current restrictions have told 77 people the can't fly, 1 exposed
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#129
Oh, no. Of course I don't agree with them. Maybe I responded to the wrong person.
smirkymonkey
Oct 2014
#167
Are you intentionally ignorant about ebola? Today is day 11 since Thomas Duncan was hospitalized
notadmblnd
Oct 2014
#105
You're getting a lot of curt responses. I disagree with you but what you are talking about
stevenleser
Oct 2014
#19
Will they be quarantined by themselves with no outside contact for 3 wks when they return?
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#37
Luckily, in this day and age, we have many ways for family to stay in contact with them
JimDandy
Oct 2014
#45
We should let troops and other healthcare professionals in, however there should
smirkymonkey
Oct 2014
#102
" Only an effective intervention by international health authorities will." Exactly!
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#31
Medical assistance, people have their own means of transport? Hahahaahahaha. Fail. They fly
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#86
MSF and WHO are amateurs in dealing with diseases where the us military is not? Hahahahaha
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#96
again..presupposing that Ebola is only spread by those flying out of that country?
Sheepshank
Oct 2014
#112
I found these two points as to why that's not a great idea to be interesting.
herding cats
Oct 2014
#25
You're behind the times re: UK. Your animal quarantine information is WAY out of date.
MADem
Oct 2014
#47
Well it's been over ten years since I needed to prep a cat to go to the UK.
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#49
They switched to a home quarantine not too long after the chunnel opened (five years or so), IIRC.
MADem
Oct 2014
#63
It was six years after the chunnel opened that the law changed, and the push to change the law
MADem
Oct 2014
#170
Care to bet whether she tries to pretend in the future that this thread had never even existed?
Electric Monk
Oct 2014
#110
I don't think yr a racist, but I can see why the thread wandered down that path...
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2014
#147
I agree. Borders are already closed, and that has worked to keep it contained to 3 main countries
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2014
#138
Do you understand that the land borders around those countries are already closed?
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2014
#156
Well, chew on this: Who are some of the largest constituencies in our party? Public employees-
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2014
#172