("Quarantine Seen As Barrier to Volunteers")
As the governors of
New York and New Jersey announce a mandatory quarantine, unsupported by
the CDC, by the facts as they have unfolded, or by medical science, we
do a disservice not only to those we isolate and stigmatize, but to the
public at large.
Our fight is not here but in West Africa. The
restrictions we now put in place regarding those who seek to fight the
disease at its epicenter, makes it not only more dangerous for those
living in the midst of the chaos but, perversely, also for those among
us whom these mandates are aimed at protecting
Governor Cuomo, in
first responding to Dr. Spencer's hospitalization, spoke with eloquence
and seeming certainty of the limits of the risk involved in the spread
of Ebola predicated on the timing of symptoms exhibited by the doctor.
His apparent change of heart seems to be a pandering to the worst of
fears.
Should there be an abundance of caution? Absolutely. Are
there more stringent protocols that should be enacted, beyond the
recommendations of the CDC? Possibly. But the actions of Governor
Christie and Governor Cuomo are not reflective, but merely reactive, and
create unnecessary and counterproductive trauma.
1 comment:
Politicians must look like they are doing something. Cuomo is running for Governor, and Christiw is running for President!
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