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Originally Posted by MauiGirl  I think Kaci Hickox's 15 minutes of fame defiant attitude is likely to cause her more harm than good. Her instance that she is not risking others, that they can touch her, hug her, etc. (saw that on Today Show), and that she will go out of her home as she pleases..... Well her publicity has made her highly recognizable, and with all the fear of Ebola out there, I think she is at risk of someone hurting her.
Until science provides absolute proof of how and when Ebola is transmitted, I support the position of being over cautious, and I do not look at those who refuse caution as heroes. |
Hickox's introduction to the public scene, that article she wrote while being quarantined in NJ -- she complained about a "grueling" 2 days of travel back from Africa. She lost me in the first few sentences of her article.
I have never heard of a hero who complains as much as she does about everything. If I had just come from a very poor country after helping care for sick and dying patients, I am pretty sure that I would not complain about the rigors of travel.
Her diplomatic and public relations skills are terrible. Sandy, like you, I worry that she is endangering herself with unlikeability and courting the media circus.
I also wonder if she has read the CDC's own website about federal and state government legal authorities and police power for quarantine and isolation. I linked the pages above.