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Originally Posted by blueash
You have no confidence in the CDC, the administration, the WHO, the NHI. But you seem to have very strong opinions about how this situation should be managed. So please, what are the sources you trust? Why do you trust them and not the ones you distrust? I don't believe that the CDC, the WHO, etc. would like to see an epidemic and that they give the best evidence based advice possible. They are not going to be infallible but they are going to be extremely careful. These dedicated professionals went into public health because they care about prevention and health. They are not in the business of selling fear nor misinformation. There have now been hundreds if not thousands of Americans casually exposed to Ebola virus. So far not a single one has gotten sick. At what point will this panic diminish? So your comment that people don't believe what those agencies produce is wrong. Some people do accept that their recommendations are well researched and evidence based. Including Blueash. Perhaps I am just a "muckety muck" too
How much fear do you have for people returning from the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa? For returnees from SE Asia with exposure to untreatable TB (much easier to casually spread)? For people returning from Australia where they might be carrying Hendra virus?
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If you actually read ALL my posts I have mentioned several times I don't have the answers but am thinking out loud. I honestly don't trust anyone involved in politics to tell the truth about anything. And yes I believe the CDC etc. are involved in politics and being directed by the administration to say whatever it takes to prevent a panic. No, I don't want a panic, but I don't trust what they are saying.