Please say you are joking, Lucille.

Graywings, the U.S. is now screening travelers from Uganda for Ebola. Honestly, with all the missteps that happened when attempts were made to limit Covid, I am apprehensive that one Ebola case will slip through, and of what might happen.

I'm sure Dr. Fauci will be all over it. He's not retiring until right before the new congress takes over.

Get your masks back out.

Sarcasm?

Thank God for Dr. Fauci!

We had an Ebola scare back when Obama was prez, he snuffed it out ok.

“Get your masks back out.”

mine never went away

MDLN,

That is so funny ( cause it's true ) I am sending that to everyone i know...

Why would I need to get my mask back out for Ebola if it's spread through direct contact with infected blood or body fluids? What's a mask going to do? 🙄

Not to worry. If it happens, they will come out with four vaccines and 87 boosters to keep you safe! /sarcasm off

Really, what are you drinking?

An Ebola vaccine has been in the works. I dont know where it is at this time. Medically serious issue since Ebola is fatal if not caught early and you dont have first world medical care.

Judi - yep

This particular strain of Ebola is different than the one for which there is a vaccination. https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON410

This is really sad to know that people in Uganda are suffering from another outbreak, this one resistant to the current vaccines. (Though new vaccines are in development.) I'm reading 63 confirmed cases including 29 deaths. 10 health workers have been infected and of them 4 have died. We are very lucky to live where we do with good access to clean water, vaccines for the diseases we have here, and health care. I would not wish Ebola on anyone. And the good news is that "the risk of Ebola domestically is very low" in the United States.

Yes prickly, we are lucky, but Uganda is not. You are right, really sad.