As we are learning that Ebola aid worker Kaci Hickox would be released from quarantine in New Jersey, there are reports that U.S. soldiers returning from Liberia will be isolated in Italy and monitored for three weeks:
From @CBSDavidMartin: US soldiers returning from Liberia being placed in isolation in Vicenza, Italy. Includes Maj. Gen. Darryl Williams.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 27, 2014
Martin reports if isolation policy remains in effect, the process would run 21 days. 30 more US mil personnel expected from W Africa today.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 27, 2014
Reportedly this will be protocol for soldiers returning from service in Ebola-stricken areas:
Joint Chiefs of Staff recommend to SecDef Chuck Hagel all troops returning from West Africa undergo a mandatory 21-day quarantine
— Justin Fishel (@JustinFishelABC) October 27, 2014
The Obama administration’s mixed messages on Ebola have proven to be mock-worthy.
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