Ebowla patient Dr. Craig Spencer recently returned to the U.S. from the front lines of the Ebola crisis in West Africa. Upon his return, Dr. Spencer was subjected to “enhanced screening” at the airport, according to the CDC.
Tweeters drew the obvious conclusion:
https://twitter.com/Dman2582/status/525474773628121088
.@CDCgov didn't that "enhanced screening work great!!!"
— StormForce_1 (@StormForce_1) October 24, 2014
@CDCgov that worked well
— Warren Gardner (@wgroch) October 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/ldm8571/status/525473828672389120
@CDCgov @nbcwashington THEN YOUR SCREENING DOES NOT WORK.
— DisabledDalek (@DisabledDalek) October 24, 2014
Well, the conclusion is obvious to everyone except the CDC, apparently.
@Dman2582 Patient didn't have fever or other symptoms of illness during screening; reported fever to health officials for 1st time today.
— CDC (@CDCgov) October 24, 2014
That was such a profound point that the CDC decided to tweet it again:
@DisabledDalek Patient didn't have fever or other symptoms of illness during screening; 1st reported fever to health officials today.
— CDC (@CDCgov) October 24, 2014
No kidding? Funny how that happens when a virus has an incubation period that lasts several weeks (at least).
So what exactly is the point of enhanced screening, again?