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>>Others might consider that there is no scientific basis for this "smart" move. E.g. the director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci. Today he used the word "draconian" and says he sees no science to support mandatory quarantine, also appears to support what I said about symptoms and risk. He also points out that such policies risk dissuading experts from trying to halt the disease in Africa. Ayn Rand could have written a chapter about it. ;-)
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>I have to agree with my rotund governor of NJ on this one.
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>If he's right, he might have avoided thousands of deaths.
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>If he's wrong, a limited number of people will have been needlessly inconvenienced.
>That will be quickly apparent and easily remedied and he can apologize.
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>Look at the reverse:
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>If he didn't quarantine and he should have, no apologies are possible.
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>That cost/benefit analysis seems compelling to me

Monitoring would do the job at a much lower cost. Ebola is not contagious until symptoms appears, so check temps twice a day and isolate as soon as fever appears.

Tamar