Reply To: Stopping diseases

000646 -“And none of those things are anything like getting tens of thousands (probably even hundreds of thousands) of people to report for government testing knowing that if they test positive they are going to jail (or quarantine, or whatever you want to call it) for life!”

You’re under the impression -that people can do what they want. Alot of times it’s the liberal laws that stop any justice in this country.

My idea is that – at that time- all from the high risk groups -we tell them they have to get tested. When they get sick & want to be treated – they have to prove that they were tested; otherwise we don’t treat them!

“2.) Regarding ebola, so you agree that a travel ban would be ineffective and instead we should test all those who come in from affected countries”

Stop putting words in my mouth! A ban would be effective, esp. when they aren’t enforcing the quarantines!

I just found this on Medscape -it seems alot of med. prof. agree with me:

“Taking a harder line than the Obama administration, a slim majority of clinicians favors banning travel from Ebola-ravaged countries in West Africa or else quarantining visitors from there, according to a new Medscape/WebMD Ebola survey.

Stopping flights from Ebola hot-zone countries to the United States until the outbreak is under control seemed reasonable to 52% of clinicians, especially those in the Southeast (62%). In lieu of such a travel ban, 56% supported quarantining visitors until the end of the virus’ 21-day incubation period.”