In the meantime, the HPAE union chief-of-staff, Jeanne Otersen, said her group wants to have a seat at the table when the state is issuing protocols for handling Ebola so there is consistency from hospital to hospital.
“That’s not in fact what’s happening everywhere. For example, everyone has a different view of what it means to be protected, about what constitutes adequate personal protective equipment,” she said. “We see some hospitals say that it’s gloves and a face mask. We don’t agree.”
She waved off the governor’s criticism, saying the state’s approach to handling Ebola was a complicated topic. “This is not a case where he can say, ‘Get off the beach,” and that’s the solution,” she said, citing Christie’s famous admonition to beachgoers awaiting Hurricane Irene.
Although relatively few travelers arrive in the United States from the three West African nations wracked by the epidemic – roughly 150 a day – New Jersey does have the fifth-highest number of residents of West African origin.
One - I had no idea about our West African population being that large.
Two - Brava Ms. Oterson! Glad someone is using their critical thinking skills and trying to look at a standard consistent protocol that allows people to protect themselves while they treat others.
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