Conan has an ‘in’ with doctors who are treating America’s first case of Ebola in the Lone Star state. You’ll be comforted to see that medical professionals there know just how to handle the frightening virus. The comments beneath these videos are always interesting. Many Texans wrote in to say how much they resent being depicted in a stereotypical way. We’re sorry Governor Perry, it is comedy show, and cowboy hats accessorized with guns aren’t exactly something you shun. Still other people are offended that Conan would make fun of something as serious as Ebola. Once again, I remind you this is a comedy show. Keeping a sad face will neither speed nor hamper the virus’s progress…Although it would be poor form to see public health officials giggling, I believe it is safe for those of us watching the Conan video to show amusement if that is the response it inspires.
Recently we received word from officials which was meant to make us feel better. At the press conference from the White House we were informed, ‘We know how to handle this thing’ or words to that effect. Try telling the four relatives of journalist Thomas Eric Duncan, the Texas Ebola patient. The family is only just now being moved to a home in a gated community provided by FEMA…Wait a moment, I’m being informed that it’s the CDC…Oops, this IS embarrassing. The home is being provided by a kind personal friend of the family. If not for the friend, it appeared as if the family would have been confined to their apartment with the red hot Ebola infested linens and other things no one else wants to touch – indefinitely.
The four family members have been confined to their Dallas apartment along with potentially dangerous bedding, towels and mattresses, with no way to get food or go to work in order to prevent eviction. Now that they are gone, authorities have shifted into high gear. All the mattresses, sheets and towels inside the apartment the family left were confiscated and will be incinerated. Until then, the linens will be placed in sealed barrels inside a sealed trailer, which will be guarded by deputies, said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. Jenkins summed up the operation in a press conference, urging everyone involved to speed up the process because “We’re dealing with the situation that we’re dealing with.” And that…Is the situation on the situation.
The eyes of Texas Ebola Watch are on 50 people at the present time, but say that only 10 are currently at ‘high risk, ” so far.