I was glad I fixed yesterday’s audio problem, which was entirely caused by the fact that I have an assertive death grip when grabbing things. This may be due to years of working in containment labs, where careless handling can cause a major accident. However, this can backfire when I am not in a containment lab and am casually moving things around on my desk. Like my microphone, for example, when I grab it by the mute button.
I adjusted my protocols today and now everyone can hear my dulcet harpy screech. Enjoy!
Today I have multiple complaints:
Ebola DRC Case Numbers
Suspected case numbers have gone down substantially in the Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, per official numbers released by the Congolese Ministry of Health.
This seems on the surface like good news. It might be. But it is more of an indicator of how messy and chaotic this entire situation is. My colleagues in response who are working in DRC have reported multiple possible reasons, ranging from data reconciliation (comparing confirmed cases with
US Quarantine Plan
The US is blazing ahead with with its plan to forcibly quarantine Americans for 21 days. A Kenyan court blocked the facility on Friday, but the US showed up anyway.
Today, Kenya’s high court extended this for another week and ordered Kenya’s government to provide more details about the deal. It seems there are some concerns that the US might be using the billions in aid that it provides to Kenya, including more than half of their ministry of health’s funding, to extort the Kenyan government
This followed massive protests from Kenyans, who understandably want to know why the US thinks it’s okay for them to have Americans exposed to Ebola in their country rather than in the US, especially given the vast superiority of American facilities for containment and care.
You Can't Stop Ebola with More Ebola
On Friday I was on NewsNation to talk about the situation with the Bundibugyo virus outbreak causing an epidemic of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The situation is really, really, really bad. And the US government is making it worse. They have proposed limiting our Ebola response to building a tent hospital in …
Our Open Letter to President Trump
This entire situation is so untenable that I joined a group of colleagues and The Save America Movement to send this open letter to President Trump on Monday, objecting to this terrible plan. Please read and share!
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) wrote one too and I signed that too.
Danish vaccination is back
This has now graduated from a memo to an executive order, despite a federal court blocking it. I have covered this stupidity extensively:
Missed Opportunity for Puff Adder Legend Status
Kennedy has not yet responded to our open letter and, since we didn’t drop any bombs about or no reason except he’s really, really weird about animals,
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