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21 Sep ’14 - 8:56 pm

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but why exactly are we sending 3000 soldiers, and not 3000 doctors?

In their defense, I think they need to get in, secure the area, build an infrastructure of some type, and then they can start with the medical care.

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22 Sep ’14 - 8:32 am

I guess, but if these new estimates are accurate, they better get on the ball

The Ebola epidemic sweeping West Africa could infect up to 500,000 people by the end of January, according to a new estimate under development by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The report is scheduled to be released next week, but work on it is still ongoing and projections could change, said a person who is familiar with its contents but was not authorized to speak because the report is not yet public.

The CDC projection assumes no additional aid by governments and relief agencies. But the United States this week launched a $750 million effort to establish treatment facilities with 1,700 beds in Liberia, the hardest hit country. And the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to create an emergency medical mission to respond to the outbreak, with an advance team in West Africa by the end of the month.

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