Just as a reminder the Ebola epidemic in West Africa is far from over. There are signs that as it’s waning in Liberia, it’s gaining force in Sierra Leone.
There are two conflicting explanations for why so many of the beds put in place for Ebola patients in Liberia are empty. One is that there are fewer patients than there were. The other is that people who think they might have Ebola are hiding because they think that the new clinics are places of death.
Just because it’s not in the news doesn’t mean we should lose sight of it.
Driving home this morning NPR had a story suggesting that while initially people were flocking to the city when they got sick, people are now leaving the city when they get sick. It continues to look like we are not dealing with an altered virus, but mostly cultural factors that have caused this massive outbreak. I am cautiously optimistic about the upcoming vaccine trials.
Steve