Americans who get Ebola will go to Europe for treatment, not U.S., officials say

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/americans-ebola-go-europe-treatment-not-us-rcna347364

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Vanth@reddthat.com · 120 pts · 67d (1 reply)

We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States

... "because we've somehow managed to fuck up our health system even more, and our doctors most capable of treating Ebola have left the US to other countries where they are supported in their efforts to save lives while we sit around, tanning our taints and eating roadkill dick"

FTFY, lil' Marco.

A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 24 pts · 67d

But fuck that European socialism!

stumu415@lemmy.zip · 87 pts · 67d (1 reply)

'If more Americans contract Ebola and need advanced medical care, they will be sent to Europe rather than brought to the U.S.'

Who would have thought that grind up racoon dick and prayer, is not as advanced as the US health system pretends to be.

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 67d

rfk jr needs to refresh his brainworm population, with raccoon roundworms.

Cherry@piefed.social · 59 pts · 67d (19 replies)

Why should Europe take them? The States has been an ar$e to Europe and esp Ukraine for a whilst.

The Eu should tell them no.

INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone · 24 pts · 67d (4 replies)

Do we want to deal with watching the US having an Ebola outbreak under this administration?

Have a good think about what that will look like, I could imagine a world where it is unfairly in everyone's best interest?

Cherry@piefed.social · 6 pts · 67d (2 replies)

Ukraine is being treated unfairly and the USA don’t seem to care about that…why should other countries keep giving and giving to an administration that lies, causes grief, and tells everyone else to go jump. It’s called give and take. Everyone else in the world is already suffering high prices due to Iran and they consider that acceptable….i could continue.

I would like to be nicer about it but my patience is thin for abusers. And they will only turn round and bite you afterwards...likely wont even say thanks.

moncharleskey@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 67d

Infectious disease spreading and evolving is bad for all of us regardless of the country.

INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 66d

Imagine for a moment they are quarantined in Europe and there is no break out. Virus contained.

Now try to imagine that in the US. See you can't!

I am kidding, somewhat.

Wataba@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 66d

Here's hoping it kills off enough of the brainrotted stupid part of the population.

Then again, thats the part that probably has superimmunity from wallowing in their own feces on a daily basis.

Malyca@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 65d

They're sending them to Africa anyway

Cybersteel@lemmy.world · -15 pts · 67d (12 replies)

It's the government that is bad. It's people did nothing wrong.

Arkthos@pawb.social · 22 pts · 67d (9 replies)

Well yeah, the people voted for the government.

magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -11 pts · 67d (8 replies)

No I fucking didn't, nor did anyone I care about.

Like fuck I did NOT ask to get locked in with these fucking dipshits.

Arkthos@pawb.social · 11 pts · 67d

Americans at large either did, or did not care enough to vote at all. Of course there are plenty of exceptions, like you, but the American people at large are certainly responsible for Trump.

You have my sympathy for being locked in with those people.

slaacaa@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 67d

You think the bombed Iranian schoolgirls give a shit? It’s your country and your president. If you don’t like the way the nation is run, then change it.

How? Not my problem, don’t care, as it’s not my country.

Lumisal@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 67d

And in time we'll see you the same way we see the Germans who voted against the Nazis but did jack all once said Nazis were in power.

PetteriPano@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 66d

Remember, Mario has a brother who wears green.

ieGod@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 66d (3 replies)

Congrats, but your country, collectively, which you're a part of, did. The continued "not my fault" attitude underscores the individualistic nature of Americans at large and should be a mirror for how things got so bad to begin with. Do better.

magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -6 pts · 66d (2 replies)

Fucking you know what?

Fuck you. Like seriously, eat shit you arrogant fuck.

My supplier of pre-made homebrew estradoil just went down permanantly. I would not still be alive if I did not get on this medication. I am lucky to had the resources to obtain it.

I'm even luckier I've had the resource, plans, and knowledge to have already started working on brewing myself, sourcing my own raws and supplies.

Your opinion will matter to me when you're compounding your own life saving meds out of lab peptides imported from China. No purity testing. Hell no blood testing, all because you're scared shitless of eventually ending up in what will essentially be a rape camp. Maybe dying in a firefight while they try to drag you there if you're lucky.

Knowing not everyone has that access. Knowing some of us are already there. (Even before ICE's concentration/death camps where built)

Listening to people express sympathies but never willing to risk anything for it, even if backed by group action.

We make up around 1% of the population, our ability to live is dependent on the rest of everyone else deciding not to kill us. That's the collective I see myself a part of...

It must be nice to be comfortable and not be blamed for your own oppression.

ieGod@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 66d

Be well. For real. Good luck, you need it.

A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · -1 pts · 66d

My empathy. It's silly you got downvoted in the first place, your comment made perfect sense.
And what replies you got!
It seems the Lemmyverse is already degrading.

slaacaa@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 67d

Only they voted for this government. They can decide to fix their shithole country, if they want to

TomasEkeli@programming.dev · 12 pts · 67d

Democracy, though

tal@lemmy.today · 57 pts · 67d (3 replies)

At a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, “We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States.”

If they want to enter the US and if they hold citizenship, I think that that may violate case law that a US citizen may not be denied entry to the US.

searches

Some random law firm, but:

https://www.rnlawgroup.com/the-rights-of-a-u-s-citizen-upon-reentry-into-the-country/

Central to these protections is the absolute right of a U.S. citizen to return to their country. This right is unequivocal. No matter where an individual has traveled, the duration of their absence, or their personal or legal background, a U.S. citizen cannot be denied entry into the United States. This principle is supported by both statutory and constitutional law. A landmark Supreme Court case, United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898), established that citizenship includes the right to reenter the nation. Unlike lawful permanent residents or visa holders, U.S. citizens are exempt from admissibility criteria. Consequently, even if a U.S. citizen lacks proper documentation or is subject to further questioning, the government is obligated to permit their entry once their citizenship is verified.

The federal government can hold US citizens in quarantine upon reentry, in the US. There's certainly precedent there. But I don't think that it can constitutionally say "you may not enter the US" to a citizen.

Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org · 42 pts · 67d

stretch2m@infosec.pub · 14 pts · 67d (1 reply)

Psh. A LAW? You need a functioning court system to worry about a law.

Mirshe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 66d

We have a functioning court system, it just has the entire federal government's collective fist up its ass.

mycodesucks@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 67d (1 reply)

You heard the man - you want to escape the reach of the US and get good, affordable national healthcare? Catch ebola.

NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 67d

Immigration officials hate this one little trick.

aggelalex@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 67d

A country that blocks re-entry to you just because you're sick is not you country. It's insane how these people still consider themselves US citizens.

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 67d (1 reply)

They are afraid of getting infected? In "Measles Parties are Natural Immunisation" country? Or do they acknowledge that they are not up to par for serious medical issues?

Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 67d

Oh come on. Be serious. Is your health secretary up for eating roadkill and hosting a video of himself and Zoid Rock?

Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 22 pts · 67d

Great way to get American citizens exposed to Ebola travelling to the US to not inform anybody about it.

atzanteol@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 67d (4 replies)

The administration has maintained that shorter flight times to Europe are the reason why Americans who get Ebola will be sent there for care.

That seems... Plausible. But after the state department told Americans abroad in the middle East to "fend for yourself" when Trump started a war it's questionable.

Trump doesn't get benefit of the doubt.

Tarambor@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 67d

Funny how they can work that out when it comes to their citizens who are ill needing fast treatment but POTUS and Hegseth are too stupid to work out that's the same reason they have Ramstein in Germany as part of their NATO deployment.

NoosFraba@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 67d (2 replies)

In what world is intercontinental flight faster than in-house? Even if you start in Atlanta right beside the CDC itself you've got to fly roughly the length of usa to reach the coast of Europe lol

Reyali@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 67d

I think the premise is that Ebola cases are currently only in Africa, so if a US citizen catches it, that means they’re already across the Atlantic Ocean and, yes, Europe would be closer.

atzanteol@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 67d

The only American who has tested positive so far, a surgeon who had been working at a Congo hospital, was flown to Germany.

ms_lane@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 67d

USA can't even treat ebola patients. Sad.

anticurrent@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 67d (1 reply)

Hey Europe, how does it feel being America's bitch ?

Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 67d

That's a terrible way to say something I truly agree with.

MrSelfDestruct@piefed.zip · 9 pts · 67d (6 replies)

How bad is ebola? Can we stay in Europe?

michaelmrose@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 67d (1 reply)

ranging from 10-90% fatal with medical treatment.

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 67d

the current species is less lethal than the marburg or zaire strain,sin nombre. apparently different rodent species has thier own type of ebola/filovirus which varies in lethality.

mrmisses@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 67d (3 replies)

One ebola please!

MrSelfDestruct@piefed.zip · 9 pts · 67d (2 replies)

Shitting out your organs might be better than trumps America

Drusas@fedia.io · 2 pts · 67d

Not yet, but we're getting there.

mrmisses@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 67d

Better make it 2

Gonzako@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 67d

Great, more US refugees

A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 67d

Thanks Obama. That's all your fault.