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Watching the Ebola situation unfold, and thinking on how it seems the truth is now a very muddied concept, got me wondering.
Does anyone know if they have to tell us about what's happening? For instance, is there some law that says that the hospital in Texas is required to inform the public that someone just died of Ebola (or any other disease or condition for that matter)?
Now of course we always see press conferences when big events happen, but do they have to tell us about it?
If there were another Ebola patient let's say, that was tested and confirmed to have it, in a state we haven't heard anything from up to now, could "they" just decide, we're not going to say anything at all to the main public? Just because reporters and journalists ask questions, they don't have to answer - or do they? Sure, maybe a family member speaks out, alerting the reporters, but do the hospitals have to report. CDC?
Could they all just keep it quiet - really quiet - to avoid panic while the patients began piling up?
Does anyone know if they have to tell us about what's happening? For instance, is there some law that says that the hospital in Texas is required to inform the public that someone just died of Ebola (or any other disease or condition for that matter)?
Now of course we always see press conferences when big events happen, but do they have to tell us about it?
If there were another Ebola patient let's say, that was tested and confirmed to have it, in a state we haven't heard anything from up to now, could "they" just decide, we're not going to say anything at all to the main public? Just because reporters and journalists ask questions, they don't have to answer - or do they? Sure, maybe a family member speaks out, alerting the reporters, but do the hospitals have to report. CDC?
Could they all just keep it quiet - really quiet - to avoid panic while the patients began piling up?