A couple of days ago I suggested the Obama administration should provide some positive incentives for doctors and nurses to help out in West Africa, in order to get beyond the ideological stalemate over quarantines. I recommended they be paid $15,000 when they completed their quarantines.
Comrades Cuomo and de Blasio have followed my advice. The New York Post reports, “The state and city will ensure that workers who travel to Ebola-afflicted areas will not lose their jobs or benefits while abroad, according to the plan. The state also will reimburse returning workers who are quarantined and their employers.” It’s nice to see that someone in government has the imagination to take some constructive actions to fight Ebola in West Africa, instead of merely engaging in arid posturing about what “the science” does or does not dictate. The Obama Administration should take note.
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