When this story appeared the day before Thanksgiving, one of my thoughts was that the two nurses shouldn't have been there. That the others got it was understandable, because they were in the "hot zone".
http://www.today.com/health/us-ebola-survivors-meet-today-show-give-thanks-angel-kent-1D80318755
I later found out the real reason they were brought together. The "Time People of the Year" had already been decided, and all of them, except Ashoka Mukpo, are in a video that's on the accompanying website. He's not in it because he wasn't a direct patient caregiver; however, in an interview with a local TV station, he said, "Aw, shucks, I'd give them all the Nobel Prize if I could." You can tell it was shot the same day, because all of them are wearing the same clothes in both clips.
There are two other identified American survivors; Dr. Spencer is not giving interviews (although he recently wrote an essay for NEJM) and Dr. Crozier had not come forward at that time.
As for the lengthy recoveries, I Tivo'd the National Prayer Breakfast because I heard the Dalai Lama would be speaking (he didn't), but Dr. Brantly did do a reading. He wore very thick glasses, which made me wonder if he really is as fully recovered as everyone says he is.
Some of us on another website believe that it will be quickly settled with a gag order. I'm inclined to agree; time will tell.
