Even after treating Thomas Duncan, and developing a fever, Amber Vinson was given the OK by the Obama CDC to get on a plane and expose at least 132 people to Ebola. Vinson did the right thing by calling the CDC first to find out. Once again, it’s the CDC that blew it, and Thomas Frieden flat out lied about again during his interview with Megyn Kelly last night.
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| Obama CDC cleared Amber Vinson to fly with fever |
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Vinson told CBS Dallas Fort Worth that she was feeling ill before boarding her flight. She had a low grade fever, but she said that officials told her it was okay to get on the plane. Vinson told CBS that she called the CDC several times with concerns.
Ebola is only contagious when a patient is symptomatic. Vinson’s 99.5 F fever wasn’t high enough to be considered a symptom.
The CDC confirmed to FOX 4 News that they gave Vinson the green light to fly. “Vinson was not told that she could not fly,” a government spokesperson told NBC News.
Vinson’s comments contradict remarks made earlier today by CDC Director Tom Freiden, who said that she never should have gotten on the plane.
In fact, around 70 or so nurses who treated Thomas Duncan were told to ‘self monitor’ themselves, and were never actively monitored by the Obama CDC.
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