N.J. Gov. Christie takes to Twitter to defend Ebola policies
The governors of New York and New Jersey came under heavy fire after being the first to implement a policy of mandatory quarantines for healthcare workers exposed to the Ebola virus arriving in their states.
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie has been adamant in his defense that it is both his right to do it, and that it is the right thing to do.
One of the ways he has been expressing this is through his Twitter feed.
A look at the governor's Twitter stream shows that the Ebola outbreak and his response has dominated The Garden State's political discourse for the last week, especially after a nurse was forcibly quarantined in Newark upon returning from volunteering in West Africa, despite testing negative for the virus.
Christie's last non-Ebola-related tweets appear to have occurred on Oct. 16, when he retweeted a request of an ALS victim's family member, as well as tweeted out support for paralyzed former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand.
On Monday, he tweeted the entirety of a press release from the New Jersey Department of Health announcing they had decided to discharge the quarantined nurse.
From @NJDeptofhealth: "Since testing negative for Ebola early Saturday morning, the patient being monitored in isolation..." (cont
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
"...has thankfully been symptom free for the last 24 hrs. After being evaluated by CDC & her clinicians the patient is being discharged.”
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
"Since the patient had direct exposure to individuals suffering from the Ebola Virus in 1 of the 3 West African nations..." @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
“…she is subject to a mandatory New Jersey quarantine order.” @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
“After consulting with her, she has requested transport to Maine..." (cont) @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
"...that transport will be arranged via a private carrier not via mass transit or commercial aircraft.” @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
“She will remain subject to New Jersey's mandatory quarantine order while in New Jersey.” @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
“Health officials in Maine have been notified of her arrangements and will make a determination..." (cont) @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
"...under their own laws on her treatment when she arrives.” @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
“Physicians @ University Hospital have continuously monitored the patient’s situation since admittance on Friday..." (cont) @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
"...following her arrival at Newark Airport from West Africa where she had been treating symptomatic Ebola patients.” @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
“The patient was initially found to have no symptoms, but later developed a fever.” @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
"Because she had symptoms, she was subsequently transferred to University Hospital..." (cont) @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
"...where she was placed in isolation under a quarantine order for review and testing." @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
"She was cared for in a monitored area of the hospital with an advanced tenting system..." (cont) @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
"...that was recently toured and evaluated by the CDC." @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
"While in isolation, every effort was made to insure that she remained comfortable..." (cont) @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014
"...with access to a computer, cell phone, reading material and nourishment of choice." - @NJDeptofhealth
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 27, 2014