Yes, Ebola is a scary thing and a nightmare pandemic in West Africa, but no, the New York Giants football team is not in danger from Ebola because they are traveling to Dallas. They really dont need a briefing on the disease. They are not entering a pandemic zone. In this country, these days, a mood of hysteria precedes everything, it seems. And Eli Manning, the Giants quarterback, does not need to qualify his statement with an I think. (“With what we’re doing and where we’re staying, I think we’ll be okay.”) Eli, you will be okay in Dallas! Tom The New York Giants took steps to arm their players with facts about the Ebola virus ahead of the team’s trip to Dallas to play the Cowboys on Sunday night. “Our athletic trainers and team physicians have been briefed on the scope of the Ebola virus disease, Pat Hanlon, the senior vice president of communications, told the New York Post in an email. “We have distributed a fact sheet to our employees and distributed similar information to our players electronically this morning.” Thomas Eric Duncan recently died of the disease in a Dallas hospital and two health care workers who treated Duncan have tested positive for the virus. “No, I don’t worry about myself or my team, quarterback Eli Manning said (via the New York Daily News). With what we’re doing and where we’re staying, I think we’ll be okay. “Whether we have worries or not, it doesn’t make a difference. We still have to go play the game. The game has to be played, Antrel Rolle said. We’ve got to be there. Can’t worry about things you can’t control. The Giants will rely on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevents as well as state and local health departments regarding new information pertinent to this outbreak. The NFL, according to the Post, is conferring with Duke University’s Infectious Disease Department on the illness as well. washingtonpost/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/10/15/giants-briefed-on-ebola-ahead-of-trip-to-dallas-for-cowboys-game/
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:00:01 +0000
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