Sunday, October 19, 2014

Are Quarantines Onerous ???

Here's an essay in The New York Times which almost makes you feel sorry for the people quarantined because of Ebola virus disease (EVD):

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/us/life-in-quarantine-for-ebola-exposure-21-days-of-fear-and-loathing.html


Oh, boo-hoo !!!


Once again, the actions being taken by most Americans in response to the threat of EVD may seem over-the-top to these liberal cry-babies, but it is the people subject to the consequences of the risk who have the right to decide how to deal with it:


http://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-bottom-line-about-risk.html


I see nothing wrong with going to extreme measures to avoid even a tiny risk of contracting a disease with a 70% mortality rate and a financial impact in excess of $500,000 per patient.

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