I could somewhat accept the hospital screw up with the stricken gentleman.

But the inability to get trained & equipped crews in to clean up immediately is problematic in the extreme.

Some untrained wage-slaves shouldn't be doing this job. And it needs coordination with state and federal govt.


Is also okay to say this situation also highlights why we need UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE in place?

Because infectious diseases find their way into even the oligarchs mansions via staff.

I think it was left up to the Dallas county public health dept to hire the clean up crew and no one would take the job until they finally got someone hired last night, that was on the local news last night. Don't blame the Hazmats, would you want to clean that mess up for $7.75 cents an hour, one of R. Perry's great miracle jobs in Texas? What gets me is that the family was still in the apartment with the soiled clothing and linens everywhere. They should have sealed the apartment and moved the quarantined people to another place.

I will cut them some slack though, this was the first Ebola in the US and while the big wig scientists were paying attention to all the testing of the patient and virus, they did not have any good procedures for the people and the living environments of those who where involved in day to day contact with this man.

And getting a medical record lost electronically about this guy being in Africa is so dumb. I think the fact that he has just come from that area in Africa along with his symptoms would have been so out of the range for something in Dallas, that people would have actually spoken about to each about it, not just punched some information in on a computer, don't you? Maybe they don't talk to each other anymore.

Which I guess explains some of the Texas govt response.

I would think using a CDC or state hazmat team to clean up the bodily fluids immediately would have been a no brainer. It's not the type of darned job you put out for bid. It should be state or CDC team in a "your trained in how to do this, this is the job you do". I don't think DE would put up with my BIL saying "Nah, I don't think I want to do this one. This is a clusterfuck. Maybe I'll take the next one." He was trained, the state paid for some of his training (split 60/40 w/ his company), and he responds on an 'as needed' basis.

I would also think to actually 'quarantine' the family (or anyone who had close contact with him) would be another 'no brainer', rather than saying "You stay right there and don't go out or we're going to be mad." And by quarantine, I mean do the same damned thing they do when they 'sequester' a jury. Stick them some place with limited exposure and a guard until the incubation period is OVER!

Sounds like another Katrina is brewing in Texas, but Gov. Good Hair is 'in charge'. At least as far as we know, he's been making the decisions so far. It SHOULD be the Feds doing it though because Ebola in the US is a potential risk to all of us, no matter where we live.

The implications of a spread of ebola should have sent up enough red flags to bring in the CDC. This shouldn't have been left to R. Perry's miracle workers. There are trained Haz-Mat crews working out of the CDC that should have been mobilized. We've all seen the movies of how the spread of fictional viruses spread exponentially. I don't want to cause a panic - but a certain amount of common sense should be used in this situation. This should have been pro-active and not re-active.

If I were in Congress - I'd call for an investigation of the handling of this situation. We might be lucky in that ebola is not seen as much of a threat given our sanitary infrastructure unlike in Africa. But if this was a highly contagious virus/bacterial - if it was handled the way this situation - we might be in the midst of a serious pandemic.

Just saying.

How exactly do you know they haven't? Do you know who's calling the shots down there? I really don't get why so many are so eager to jump on Texas and give the federal govenment a pass just because Texas has a Republican governor and they see it as a 'red state'. Got news for you, this WILL happen in blue states too, eventually. Then what will the excuse be?

And cutbacks? Please. I might believe that has something to do with it once we have multiple cases throughout the country.

Only 100 contacts are being monitored. Fewer than 10 are in quarantine. There is no excuse for this, monitary or otherwise. God help us when the next case in uncovered in another location.

Did that look like an official federal government Haz-Mat crew? I'm not giving the Federal Government a pass. I'm saying that they should have immediately taken control of the situation and stepped in. The implications of a spread throughout Texas and around the country are IMHO too great to be left to any state. Look at how many people died in Africa to date.

Again - I don't want to cause a panic - but - some semblance of concern needs to be shown federally in order to allay the fears of the American People that the MSM seems to be inciting about this situation.

Why the hell are they down there anyway?

message to the American People. The fact that we really don't know - either means they aren't calling the shots and it is in the hands of the State or that CDC is negligent in their job.

Again - I'm not picking on Texas - so don't get sensitive about my comments. I'm saying that in this type of situation - whether it was a Red State, a Blue State or a Purple State - the Feds need to step in - given the implications of the 'what if's'. What if this slips away from us and spreads.

why did they arrive at the apartment without the necessary permits for transporting the waste on Texas highways? Shouldn't they have known about the need for such permits?