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Re: High risk profession - Internet companies


From: Scott Francis <darkuncle () darkuncle net>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 21:31:30 -0700

On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 04:39:18AM -0400, Sean Donelan stated:


I did not find an official source on the CDC or Washington DC Department
of Health web sites.  The Washington Post has a story today which
includes Internet companies in a list of high-risk professions.  I
do not know if there is any specific information for including Internet
companies in the list.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42450-2001Oct23.html

  "Anyone with flu-like symptoms -- an elevated white blood count, coughs,
  body aches, respiratory problems -- would be given antibiotics if they
  work in a high-risk profession or had "credible" exposure to anthrax
  bacteria. That includes people who work at postal facilities, general
  mailrooms, media organizations, government offices or Internet
  companies."

Somebody should notify the Post that one cannot contract this particular type
of virus from an email. :) (Not with current MIME technology anyway ...)

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