Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey transferred to London unit

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.
A health worker who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning to Scotland from Sierra Leone has arrived at a specialist treatment centre in London.

BBC News - Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey transferred to London unit

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.

And so far, many many more people have died in the USA from influenza than from ebola.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

Yup the vaccine really helped this year....:sarcastic:

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.

I heard on NPR this morning that it wasn't particularly effective this year against this nasty strain, unless I was half asleep and didn't comprehend correctly (always an option at that time of the day).

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I heard on NPR this morning that it wasn't particularly effective this year against this nasty strain, unless I was half asleep and didn't comprehend correctly (always an option at that time of the day).

I was being sarcastic...LOL

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Specializes in Obs & gynae theatres.

BBC News - UK Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey 'in critical condition'

She is now listed as being in critical condition.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

BBC News - Ebola nurse no longer critically ill

Latest update.

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Wow, that's great news!

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

And a final update;

BBC News - Ebola nurse: Pauline Cafferkey 'happy to be alive'

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

Thanks, GrumpyRN.

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