Drastic action needed on Ebola

#878
#878
Got this in my work email today:


The health and welfare of flight crews, airline workers and the traveling public is a top priority of the FAA. We work closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the aviation industry, as well as other Federal government partners on issues of public health and on disease awareness, when appropriate.
Guidance on training and procedures for the aviation industry are provided by the CDC, which is also the best source for studies and reports on infectious disease. The CDC’s traveler’s health notices and aviation industry guidance are available at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Frequently Asked Questions
Under what circumstances will the FAA restrict flights to and from countries with citizens infected with Ebola? Decisions about flight restrictions in response to an international public health emergency would be an interagency decision. The health and welfare of flight crews, airline workers and the traveling public is a priority of the FAA. We work closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as other federal government partners on issues of public health and on communicable disease awareness, when appropriate.

What authority does the FAA have to restrict flights to and from another country? While the FAA has the authority to direct flight operations in United States airspace, any decision to restrict flights between the United States and other countries due to public health and disease concerns would be an interagency decision that would engage the Departments of Health and Human Services/CDC, State, Homeland Security, and Transportation. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC have not recommended general travel restrictions to or from the countries affected by Ebola.

How are airlines preparing for Ebola? The FAA is working with the CDC which has developed guidance for airline crews, cleaning and cargo personnel, and air medical transport. The CDC’s notices and guidelines are well publicized. U.S. airlines have CDC’s guidance and have been sharing the information with their crews. The FAA will continue to work collaboratively with the U.S. aviation industry and public health authorities.

The CDC’s traveler’s health notices and aviation industry guidance are available at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Does the FAA require health screening of passengers bound to the United States?
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the CDC have closely coordinated to develop policies, procedures, and protocols to identify travelers that are known by U.S. public health officials to have a communicable disease and to handle in a manner that minimizes risk to the public. These procedures have been utilized collaboratively by both agencies on a number of occasions with positive results.

CBP personnel review all travelers entering the United States for general overt signs of illnesses (visual
observation, questioning, and notification of CDC as appropriate) at all U.S. ports of entry, including all federal inspection services areas at U.S. airports that service international flights. When a traveler is identified with a possible communicable disease or identified from information that is received from the CDC, CBP personnel will take the appropriate safety measures by donning personal protective equipment (PPE), to include gloves and surgical masks, which are readily available for use in the course of their duties. CBP personnel receive training in illness recognition, but if they identify an individual believed to be infected, CBP will contact CDC along with local public health authorities to help with further medical evaluation.

What should a crewmember do if they suspect someone is infected with Ebola? The CDC, through a network of Quarantine Stations located at 20 ports of entry and land-border crossings, has routine health inspection procedures that consist of working with airline, cargo ship, and cruise ship companies to protect passengers and crews from certain infectious diseases. Quarantine inspectors meet arriving aircraft and ships reporting ill passengers and/or crew (as defined in the foreign quarantine regulations) and assist them in getting appropriate medical treatment. If the flight crew of a commercial aircraft ARRIVING in the U.S. becomes aware of an ill person on board which may include a person with Ebola symptoms, the captain is REQUIRED by law (42 CFR 71.21(b)) to report the illness to the nearest U.S. Quarantine Station, who will arrange the appropriate medical response at the flight’s destination airport. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards and procedures provide for reports to be made to air traffic control. Once the FAA receives a report, it promptly communicates it to the CDC Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

Information on U.S. Quarantine Stations is available at Quarantine Station Contact List, Map, and Fact Sheets | Quarantine | CDC, with major quarantine stations located in Anchorage, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, El Paso, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York (JFK), Newark, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, Seattle, and Washington, DC.

The FAA has an agreement in place with CDC that outlines how the FAA and CDC will exchange notifications of reports that they receive of deaths, suspected cases of communicable disease, and other public health risks onboard aircraft. The FAA notifies the CDC Emergency Operations Center of any of these reports received by FAA Air Traffic Services units. There are ICAO provisions regarding the use of Air Traffic Service units to facilitate communications between airborne flights and public health authorities.

What are airlines doing to clean airplanes arriving from countries who have citizens infected with Ebola? On September 5, 2014, the CDC provided airlines with updated guidance for airline cleaning personnel, as well as general infection control precautions.
 
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#880
#880
Burhead said:
Not true, the airlines themselves could decide to stop flying to West Africa.
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Not completely true. You think they haven't been told by Eric Holder that if they do that he will find something to charge them with?
 
#884
#884
Multi-agency decision makes sense.

I'd say its about time they get together and impose a suspension of such flights. I'd be tempted to say this is one guy (and spin offs) so let's not overreact. but certainly on the second I'd say that's enough. Why wait for the second? Shut it down,now.

At least give people a measure of comfort that once we get a handle on these two and a month out, the risk is diminished.

..... And I remain just shaking my head that this nurse would travel. And if she had a fever on the plane, she knew it was an issue and traveled anyway. Probably felt like she had a cold and that if she went to the hospital there and told them where she'd been and her job, they'd have at a minimum really slowed down her return. Very selfish.
 
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#886
#886
lawgator1 said:
True, but I'm not sure that was Bush. For one thing, he could not spell "airplane."

But at any rate its a different situation.
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Yet he made more money in the private sector than you ever will. You must be extremely thankful for spell check.

Point being SOMEONE within his administration had the power to immediately order a halt that lasted for 3 days. The power is there do stop incoming flights/passengers.
 
#889
#889
hog88 said:
Yet he made more money in the private sector than you ever will. You must be extremely thankful for spell check.

Point being SOMEONE within his administration had the power to immediately order a halt that lasted for 3 days. The power is there do stop incoming flights/passengers.
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I betcha that man was VP Dick Cheney.
 
#890
#890
hog88 said:
Yet he made more money in the private sector than you ever will. You must be extremely thankful for spell check.

Point being SOMEONE within his administration had the power to immediately order a halt that lasted for 3 days. The power is there do stop incoming flights/passengers.
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Don't be so hollow as to measure a man by his wallet.


I only like money because it gives me access to sweet guitars, good bourbon, travelling, and strippers.
 
#893
#893
lawgator1 said:
Multi-agency decision makes sense.

I'd say its about time they get together and impose a suspension of such flights. I'd be tempted to say this is one guy (and spin offs) so let's not overreact. but certainly on the second I'd say that's enough. Why wait for the second? Shut it down,now.

At least give people a measure of comfort that once we get a handle on these two and a month out, the risk is diminished.

..... And I remain just shaking my head that this nurse would travel. And if she had a fever on the plane, she knew it was an issue and traveled anyway. Probably felt like she had a cold and that if she went to the hospital there and told them where she'd been and her job, they'd have at a minimum really slowed down her return. Very selfish.
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It's been mathematically shown that there's no way the guy that came to Dallas is the only one that has come across with Ebola. It's basically statistically impossible at this point. Everyone needs to wake up and hold this administration accountable for their lack of action.
 
#894
#894
"The worker had a temperature of 99.5 Fahrenheit (37.5 Celsius) before she boarded her flight, he added."

So they knew she was caring for an ebola patient, they knew she had an elevated temp, and they just let her go on her merry way?
 
#899
#899
lawgator1 said:
True, but I'm not sure that was Bush. For one thing, he could not spell "airplane."

But at any rate its a different situation.
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Yeah, I heard he was asked that once and he spelled it Phantom.

Actually "Delta Dagger".
 
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#900
#900
VolsNSkinsFan said:
This CDC guy just told us she had a fever on the flight but a fever is "asymptomatic". What?? Fire this clown!
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asymptomatic - relatively speaking. she wasn't having bloody diarrhea all over the other passengers. So it's fine! Nothing to worry about!
 
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