Dear Editor,
I listen and read with great interest all that has been said about the government and their handling of the chikungunya virus and their preparation for a outbreak of the deadly Ebola. A lot of the talk that is going around is out of sheer fear and lack of knowledge. The Observer has had a field day in bringing mostly negitive news.
This is not the first time that Jamaica has been faced with this kind of situation. There was the bird flu very near to us, there was SARS, yet none was imported to Jamaica because of the viligance of the PNP Government at the time, along with our hard working health workers. There was an Ebola outbreak in 2000 yet none was transmitted to Jamaica.
What we are to do is to stop talking and join the Government and get ready for any happenings. With regards to the handling of CHIKV I believe that the Government did very well in the circumstances with panicking and negative reports all around. The minister has vindicated himself. He warned us that is was not if, but when it would be here because of the trend that had been set. Also a lot of things that weren't being done are happening now; people are becoming more aware of their spaces and knowing they have to keep it clean to be healthy. I am sure at all is been done by this Government and our heroic health workers to ensure that quality health care is delivered to our people at all times.
John Polack
Trelawny
cdepolack@gmail.com
Gov't handling CHIKV well
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I listen and read with great interest all that has been said about the government and their handling of the chikungunya virus and their preparation for a outbreak of the deadly Ebola. A lot of the talk that is going around is out of sheer fear and lack of knowledge. The Observer has had a field day in bringing mostly negitive news.
This is not the first time that Jamaica has been faced with this kind of situation. There was the bird flu very near to us, there was SARS, yet none was imported to Jamaica because of the viligance of the PNP Government at the time, along with our hard working health workers. There was an Ebola outbreak in 2000 yet none was transmitted to Jamaica.
What we are to do is to stop talking and join the Government and get ready for any happenings. With regards to the handling of CHIKV I believe that the Government did very well in the circumstances with panicking and negative reports all around. The minister has vindicated himself. He warned us that is was not if, but when it would be here because of the trend that had been set. Also a lot of things that weren't being done are happening now; people are becoming more aware of their spaces and knowing they have to keep it clean to be healthy. I am sure at all is been done by this Government and our heroic health workers to ensure that quality health care is delivered to our people at all times.
John Polack
Trelawny
cdepolack@gmail.com
Gov't handling CHIKV well
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