The deadly virus was brought to the country two weeks ago by a Liberian traveler. Health officials say three more people may yet test positive. View this image › Health workers, wearing head-to-toe protective gear, prepare for work at an Ebola isolation unit in Liberia. Handout / Reuters Updated — […]
As if Ebola hasn’t been the topic of every conversation and newscast as of late, one company found another way to shove the disease in everyone’s face — literally. Giant Microbes, which specializes in manufacturing educational toys, created a large stuffed-animal version of the Ebola virus. The description on the toy […]
There isn’t a vaccine for Ebola, but should one emerge, we may have the Bush Administration to thank. Former Vice President Dick Cheney became very fearful of bioterrorism after 9/11, when rumors surfaced that anthrax was going to be hidden in our mail. Later that year, Cheney asked Congress to […]
http://twitter.com/#!/ibsharkbait/status/522481104142745601 The seriousness of the Ebola crisis definitely isn’t lost on Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik: Since we now have 2 out of the 70 health workers infected, should we not restrict the remaining 68 from airplanes? #54F — John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 15, 2014 Anyone else get the sense […]
The Associated Press just released a tweet saying that Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the US, has died. The 42-year-old died four days after his condition was changed from serious to critical. Duncan received an experimental drug over the weekend called brincidofovir that […]
http://twitter.com/#!/dallasnews/status/522451265562107905 A correction has been issued: Correction: Presbyterian workers wore protective gear, but not hazmat gear, for 2 days while treating #Ebola patient http://t.co/tWiXEqXSCl — Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) October 15, 2014 So the nurses were wearing protective gear — just not hazmat suits. Unfortunately, many people (including quite a few “real reporters” from the […]
http://twitter.com/#!/ron_fournier/status/525471338828685313 Ron Fournier, a reporter for National Journal, makes a good point. So far, Americans have been much more alarmed by the Obama administration’s incompetence in dealing with Ebola than by the Ebola virus itself. @ron_fournier I got an advertisement email from the Washington Times suggesting I hoard food today. — Andrew […]
http://twitter.com/#!/TheMarkLong/status/525639946074222597 Yep. Twitchy readers know the latest Ebola news: A doctor in NYC has tested positive for Ebola. He felt “sluggish” a couple of days ago, yet still roamed about the city, riding on public transportation and hitting up a (now closed) bowling alley. Many, including Fox News’ Martha MacCallum […]
Don’t joke about bombs in the line for airport security or about Ebola while sneezing on a plane. On US Airways flight 850, traveling from Philadelphia to the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana, a passenger with the sniffles let one fly. Then, the man allegedly made a comment about his Ebola […]
http://twitter.com/#!/mizmettt/status/525458229003034624 It is frightening. As Twitchy readers know, a doctor in NYC has tested positive for Ebola. The doctor also reportedly took the subway last night and visited a bowling alley. The bowling alley has not been confirmed, but one of the suspected venues, The Gutter, is reportedly closed this […]