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More Than 5,000 Health Care Workers Attend Ebola Training

2014-10-21 23:18:01| Footwear - Topix.net

CDC and Mount Sinai health workers demonstrate how to put on and off Ebola personal protective equipment at an Ebola education session in New York City More than 5,000 health care and hospital infection control workers gathered at the Javits Center in New York City for an Ebola education session amid growing concern among hospital workers over Ebola preparedness. "We are having a family meeting," Kenneth Raske, president of the Greater New York Hospital Association told TIME.

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Global Industry Firms Craft Responses to Ebola Crisis in Africa

2014-10-21 22:46:46| ENR.com: Headline News

Fluor gets U.S. Army support contract in affected region, while Chinese and other companies cope with impacts; U.S. wastewater sector to get Ebola handling guidance from CDC.

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Politicians Are No Scientists On Climate Change, Happy Give Medical Opinions On Ebola

2014-10-21 21:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Huffington Post: "I'm not a scientist, but " has become something of a cliché among politicians who want to weigh in on climate science without actually having to say whether they believe it. But when it comes to Ebola, a number of the same not-a-scientist politicians have been more than happy to provide their medical opinions, as Think Progress documented Monday. Many of these politicians have made false statements about Ebola, from claiming one could catch it at a cocktail party, to arguing that it can be transmitted...

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Travelers from African countries hit by Ebola restricted to five U.S. airports

2014-10-21 19:35:17| Biotech - Topix.net

All travelers flying into the United States from the West African countries most impacted by the Ebola virus can only enter the U.S. through five airports, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, passengers traveling from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea can only gain entry through the international airports in New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago and Newark, New Jersey - which account for 94% of all incoming travelers from those countries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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