Kaci Hickox Ebola Update: A Selfless Hero Or Selfish Danger? Public Is Split After Nurse Defies Quarantine

Quarantine,Public Health

Posted on AllSides October 30, 2014

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Kaci Hickox went for a bike ride Thursday, defying Maine's “voluntary” quarantine that she’s fought against for the past week. The nurse's refusal to stay in her home has ignited debate over whether she should be considered a hero for volunteering to fight Ebola in West Africa or a selfish danger to the public.

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