Hard to say, but I hope it turns out well.

Reminds me of the TSA, I want these people to be the most highly skilled, they clearly are not. Same for those making decisions about our country's health, I certainly don't want Chris Christie making healthcare decisions that affect me.
More will be revealed.

Hard Liner on this issue - You travel in that part of the world, especially treating patients and want to come back - 21 day military quarantine - no tents, no abusive conditions, in fact maybe they should be given 5 star accommodations, but we need to be prudent for the healthcare worker AND everyone else. This is not a case of Malaria that gets brought back from that part of the world, or even TB, it is a disease that is still relatively unknown with treatment methods that are not fully proven yet and so why accidentally create a healthcare crises?

Since this is such new territory best to err on the side of caution and stay out of the public domain for a few weeks....not the time for power plays. I believe the public outrage at the way she was initially treated has now turned....

I too prefer to err on the side of caution. I do know the government releases information in a way so as to calm the public. They do not know with any certainly many things about the spread of this disease. They speak as if they are certain but I still remember how safe they said downtown was after 9/11. It is their role to be calming. So caution is a good thing. Treating people with respect while exercising caution would be the highest priority. If handled properly those being detained may be less "offended".

I agree, we need to strike a balance between an individuals rights and the safety of society. We may want to involve the military to provide the facilities to house and monitor the individuals in quarantine. However we should also be aware that this is not a perfect solution, since people can lie as their exposure. If we as a country do this, we need to include other nations in doing the same. So that individuals traveling from the affected areas can prove they are free of the disease, by being quarantined when they first arrive from the affected area. This may seem over zealous, but I just had a conversation with a school, who had to reject an application of a potential student, because they were coming from west Africa. As far as I know, the child ws never in the affected area. However that didn't stop the fear in the school.

Different folk have different living arrangements; some homes may prove more comfy if you must endure a self-quarantine; I argue the location must be reasonable and comfy; if home not a good place, an alternative must be provided and not be a "prison."

I think it's really important that any quarantine is consistent with the scientific advice. The New Jersey quarantine appeared to ignore the scientific information in favor of fear. From what I understand the quarantine in Maine is not consistent with the science which would have her voluntarily monitoring and avoiding crowds, but not in a full quarantine.

Quarantine should be mandatory. Period. That nurse, in her selfish, stupid and egotistical way is putting everyone in potentially lethal danger. How this is allowed to happen, I cannot imagine. The "civil rights" lawyer who represented her? If she becomes symptomatic, I hope that she transmitted the virus to him as well. Outrageous!

Why does history always seem to repeat itself? Remember Typhoid Mary?