Exposed to Ebola but Cleared for Work

 

Thirty-five year old Youngor Jallah of Dallas, TX found herself in the middle of a disease-infested nightmare these past few weeks. Jallah, a Nursing Assistant and the "step-daughter" of Ebola patient Thomas Duncan, was called to the home of her Mother and soon-to-be step father on September 28.

Her Mother asked her to bring breakfast and check on Duncan. When she got there she found him laying in bed with 104 fever. She went to Walmart to get a blanket and eventually called the ambulance. Jallah rode in the ambulance with her Step Father after his violent vomiting and she also carried the contaminated blanket. Jallah warned the Paramedics to be careful of touching the blanket because Duncan had come from West Africa and she was worried about viruses. Her husband, Aaron Yah who is also a Nursing Assistant, also had limited contact with Duncan.

Despite the close and prolonged contact with Duncan, Jallah was cleared by the CDC to return to work yesterday. However, she says that she will most likely not go. She plans to keep her son home until October 17, and with her Mother being in quarantine at a private location, she has no childcare.
The idea that the CDC would actually clear a medical worker to work with the public after coming in close contact with an Ebola patient is absolutely unbelievable. With this latest judgement call I find it impossible not to question their actions.