In an Associated Press article by Jim Kuhnhenn and Robert Burns (Nov. 1) about the Ebola 21-day quarantine protocols of the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was quoted as saying: “I have one responsibility and that is the security of this country. And that means the security of our men and women and their families.” […]
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C. Bouchles: Doesn’t make sense
Is there anyone who can tell me why there are more restrictions on farm animals coming into the U.S. or crossing state lines than there are on a health care worker coming from an Ebola-infested country in the Third World? Charles Bouchles, Mechanic Falls
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Fort Kent nurse’s boyfriend still barred from UMFK campus
FORT KENT (AP) — A nurse who successfully fought Maine’s quarantine for health care workers who have treated Ebola patients is free to go wherever she pleases, but her boyfriend on Monday was still staying away from the campus where he’s a nursing student. Ted Wilbur told reporters that the University of Maine at Fort […]
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Nurse: No option but to fight Ebola quarantine
FORT KENT (AP) — A nurse who successfully fought Maine’s quarantine for health care workers who have treated Ebola patients said she had no option but to challenge how medical professionals were being treated. Kaci Hickox said in an interview with the Maine Sunday Telegram she was fighting for the rights of other U.S. medical […]
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Fort Kent residents divided on feelings over Kaci Hickox
FORT KENT — On Friday afternoon Kaci Hickox, the nurse released from isolation after returning last week to the U.S. from West Africa, where she treated Ebola patients, thanked the residents of Fort Kent for their support and assured them she was sensitive to their concerns. But not everyone in this northern Maine community is […]
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Lewiston hospitals showcase Ebola preparedness
If it turns out that foreign country is in West Africa, you’ll get a mask, your own waiting area and a nurse in protective gear. If you traveled to West Africa and have a fever, headache, stomach pains or other concerning symptoms, you’ll get all of the above — plus a blood test that’s rushed […]
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Video: Judge rejects quarantine for nurse Kaci Hickox
FORT KENT — A Maine judge gave nurse Kaci Hickox the OK to go wherever she pleases, handing state officials a defeat Friday in their bid to restrict her movements as a precaution against Ebola. In a case that has come to define the clash between personal freedom and fear of disease, Judge Charles C. […]
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LePage says he will back off quarantine if nurse takes blood test
FORT KENT — The nurse at the center of a quarantine controversy stemming from her work in Ebola-stricken western Africa left her house and hopped on a bicycle to take a ride Thursday morning. Meanwhile, Gov. Paul LePage told ABC News he would drop the state’s demand that Kaci Hickox agree to a quarantine at […]
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Nurse in Fort Kent defies ebola quarantine, goes for bike ride
UPDATED – 2:03 p.m. FORT KENT (AP) — Practically daring Maine health authorities to go to court to have her confined, nurse Kaci Hickox went out on a bike ride Thursday in defiance of the state’s voluntary quarantine for medical workers who have treated Ebola patients. It was the second time in two days that […]
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Ebola nurse upset over quarantine in Fort Kent home goes outside as police watch
Kaci Hickox broke her quarantine by leaving her home with her boyfriend and speaking briefly to reporters in her driveway Wednesday evening. State and local police could only watch from across the street because a judge hadn’t signed off on a court order sought by state health officials. She reiterated that she planned to fight […]