Thursday, October 30, 2014

Maine Governor Issues Statement – Will Force Quarantine of Ebola Nurse Kaci Hickox


Maine.gov reported:
Governor Paul R. LePage issued a statement Wednesday morning about a healthcare worker who had been quarantined in New Jersey and is now in Fort Kent still under voluntary quarantine.
“We commend all healthcare workers for their humanitarian work in West Africa and other regions in the world, and we are proud that Americans are always ready to help others,” said Governor LePage. “However, the healthcare worker who is in Fort Kent has been unwilling to follow the protocols set forth by the Maine CDC and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control for medical workers who have been in contact with Ebola patients.”
“We hoped that the healthcare worker would voluntarily comply with these protocols, but this individual has stated publicly she will not abide by the protocols,” Governor LePage said. “We are very concerned about her safety and health and that of the community. We are exploring all of our options for protecting the health and well-being of the healthcare worker, anyone who comes in contact with her, the Fort Kent community and all of Maine. While we certainly respect the rights of one individual, we must be vigilant in protecting 1.3 million Mainers, as well as anyone who visits our great state.”
Upon learning the healthcare worker intends to defy the protocols, the Office of the Governor has been working collaboratively with the State health officials within the Department of Health and Human Services to seek legal authority to enforce the quarantine.
Governor LePage and the Maine CDC have been following the care and movements of the healthcare worker since Monday. The Maine State Police will monitor the residence in Fort Kent where the healthcare worker is staying, for both her protection and the health of the community.
Nurse Kaci Hickox announced on NBC’s Today show Wednesday that she will leave home tomorrow in Maine, despite a 21-day quarantine.

6 comments:

Always On Watch said...

She popped out of her house last night and made physical contact with at least one of the reporters waiting outside.

Anonymous said...

Her arrogance is breathless...but since virus' are opportunistic, what Kaci lacks in common sense and due diligence is potentially repaid with the potential for the reporter gifting her any common virus inadvertently delivered by such contact.
For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction.

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Always On Watch said...

"False flag" (?) Hickox is giving nurses a bad name.

I know several nurses who are highly pissed off about Hickox's behavior and arrogance.