tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post6547115300271444826..comments2024-03-28T14:32:19.334+00:00Comments on Who Would Have Believed The Singularity Would Be So Stupid?: Ebola --- October 7, 2014 - UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAYPastoriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-8729529564772112462014-10-07T21:47:34.659+01:002014-10-07T21:47:34.659+01:00YE, GODS!
The genie is out of the bottle!<b>YE, GODS!</b><br /><br />The genie is out of the bottle!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-46297160243538449912014-10-07T18:56:25.057+01:002014-10-07T18:56:25.057+01:00Nebraska Medical Center Ebola patient to receive d...<a href="http://www.jrn.com/kmtv/news/Ebola-patient-to-receive-different-experimental-drug-278400821.html" rel="nofollow">Nebraska Medical Center Ebola patient to receive different experimental drug</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-23133980897908110662014-10-07T18:50:24.939+01:002014-10-07T18:50:24.939+01:00Politico 10/07/2014: DOD Ebola fight could last a...<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2014/10/ebola-us-troops-111668.html" rel="nofollow">Politico 10/07/2014: DOD Ebola fight could last a year or more</a><br /><br />Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/10/ebola-us-troops-111668.html#ixzz3FTzDX25G<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-76402072459082405972014-10-07T18:38:34.524+01:002014-10-07T18:38:34.524+01:00Cache of Bloomberg article, high lighted at Drudge...Cache of Bloomberg article, high lighted at Drudge in red ink:<br /><br /><a href="http://98.139.21.31/search/srpcache?ei=UTF-8&p=site%3Abloomberg.com+%22Several+Dozen+US+Troops+to+Have+Contact+Testing+Ebola%22&fr=yfp-t-901&fp=1&u=http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=+%22Several+Dozen+US+Troops+to+Have+Contact+Testing+Ebola%22+%28site%3abloomberg.com%29&d=73391947417&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=CsfnG6SZIvBEriSsFprk6j-mi7JVtvwW&icp=1&.intl=us&sig=.1bI05wJZjW3VeJuucQ.Gg--" rel="nofollow">Several Dozen U.S. Troops to Have Contact Testing Ebola </a><br />By David Lerman Oct 7, 2014 12:31 PM ET<br /><i>A few dozen U.S. troops will have direct exposure to potential Ebola patients by running testing labs in Liberia, the head of U.S. Africa Command said for the first time today.<br /><br />While most of the 4,000 troops authorized to deploy to the west African country won’t have direct contact with victims of the virus -- as Pentagon officials have previously emphasized -- three or four specially trained personnel will run each of as many as seven testing labs, Army General David Rodriguez said at a Pentagon news conference.<br /><br />“They are specifically trained to do that,” Rodriguez said of the lab personnel, which he called a “specialty element” of the larger force. .<br /><br />Lab personnel will wear full protective gear, he said.<br /><br />Three labs already have been set up in the country to respond to the epidemic and the military has received a request for four more, Rodriguez said.<br /><br />Most of the troops in Liberia will focus on logistics, training and engineering support and won’t have direct contact with potential Ebola victims, he said. Troops are helping to build treatment centers.<br /><br />The U.S. mission in Liberia, which may last for about a year, is likely to cost about $750 million for the next six months, he said. "</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-89844855304691706982014-10-07T18:28:48.487+01:002014-10-07T18:28:48.487+01:00Anxiety amongst airline employees is evident too:
...Anxiety amongst airline employees is evident too:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.france24.com/en/20140822-ebola-outbreak-air-france-fear-contagion-workers-conakry/" rel="nofollow">Fear of Ebola sky-high among Air France workers</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/airline-investors-spooked-by-ebola-international-air-transport-association-report/story-fnkgde2y-1227082925531" rel="nofollow">Airline investors spooked by Ebola: International Air Transport Association report</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/01/investing/ebola-airline-stocks-dallas-case/" rel="nofollow">Ebola is on the move, and that doesn't bode well for transportation companies such as airlines.</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1611573/united-states-experts-unsure-about-viability-plans-ebola-screening" rel="nofollow">United States experts unsure about viability of plans for Ebola screening for airline passengers</a><br /><i>"While United and Delta airlines are the only US-based operators serving Africa, heightened Ebola vigilance would require a broad net, covering travellers on other non-stop flights from the continent and those who connect via European carriers in hubs such as London and Paris. Fliers at risk would then need to be scrutinised for any history of exposure to the disease."</i><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2014-10-06/why-politicians-should-stop-pushing-for-an-ebola-travel-ban" rel="nofollow">Bloomberg 10/06/2014: Why Politicians Should Stop Pushing for an Ebola Travel Ban </a><br /><br /><a href="http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/10/white-house-sees-low-risk-of-us-ebola-outbreak-no-need-for-travel-ban-but-may-step-up-screening.html/" rel="nofollow">DallasNews 10/06/2014: White House sees low risk of US Ebola outbreak, no need for travel ban</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/how-the-world-let-ebola-spread-20141007-10rh8r.html" rel="nofollow">Sydney Morning Herald, 10/07/2014: How the world let Ebola spread</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.firstpost.com/world/fight-ebola-top-national-security-priority-says-barack-obama-1745561.html" rel="nofollow">FirstPost.com 10/07/2014: Fight against Ebola a top national security priority, says Barack Obama</a> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-69361313943428421462014-10-07T17:10:08.101+01:002014-10-07T17:10:08.101+01:00The above USNavy ebola notice was issued in August...The above USNavy ebola notice was issued in August:<br /><br />This bulletin was issued August 7th, 2014.<br /><br />http://www.uscg.mil/msib/<br /><br />http://www.uscg.mil/msib/docs/012_14_8-7-2014.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-33845102932249066692014-10-07T17:08:22.872+01:002014-10-07T17:08:22.872+01:00Oct. 7, 2014: ABCNews:
Coast Guard Issues New Pro...<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/coast-guard-issues-protocols-prevent-ebola-26019129" rel="nofollow">Oct. 7, 2014: ABCNews:<br />Coast Guard Issues New Protocols to Prevent Ebola</a> via AP<br /> One U.S. Coast Guard sector says it will contact ships that have recently been to Ebola-affected countries to ask whether passengers have symptoms of the virus before they are allowed into port.<br /><br />It issued a bulletin to the maritime community in Long Island Sound, which includes parts of New York and Connecticut, on Monday. The bulletin describes protocols being put into place due to Ebola. It did not immediately say whether the protocols were being used nationwide.<br /><br />The Coast Guard says the policy applies to vessels have been to an affected country within its last five ports of call.<br /><br />The Obama administration is considering whether to institute extra screening at airports to check passengers coming from Ebola-stricken countries. It has said it won't shut down flights from those countries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-52080513128129178912014-10-07T17:01:02.058+01:002014-10-07T17:01:02.058+01:00UKDailyMail 10/7/2014: Epidemiologist says US mus...<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2783829/Epidemiologist-says-US-stop-flights-Ebola-stricken-West-Africa-prevent-future-outbreaks-America.html" rel="nofollow">UKDailyMail 10/7/2014: Epidemiologist says US must stop all flights from Ebola-stricken West Africa to prevent more outbreaks in America</a><br /> David Dausey, a Yale-educated disease researcher, has argued that the bungled handling of the Thomas Eric Duncan case proves the US must close its borders to keep Ebola out of the country<br /> He is one of the first experts to advocate the closing of borders<br /> The CDC maintains that blocking flights from West Africa would make the Ebola outbreak there worse by hurting the local economy <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-3581210877611256582014-10-07T16:38:27.754+01:002014-10-07T16:38:27.754+01:00WHO: Ebola spread 'unavoidable' in Europe ...<a href="http://rt.com/news/193900-ebola-spread-inevitable-wto/" rel="nofollow">WHO: Ebola spread 'unavoidable' in Europe due to extensive travel</a><br />Published time: October 07, 2014 14:04<br />Edited time: October 07, 2014 15:33<br />Get short URL<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com