HANDS OFF LADIES: Strippers in quarantine after sitting just 3 feet away from Ebola-stricken nurse on Texas flight — CDC hotline kept one of the performers on hold 81 MINUTES before picking up
Axl Goode, a Texan male stripper and model, was told that he had been exposed to Ebola as he sat on a Frontier Airlines from Cleveland to Dallas on Monday night.
Texans Axl Goode and Taylor Cole have been placed in voluntary quarantine after sitting within three feet of Ebola victim Amber Vinson on a Frontier Airlines flight from Cleveland to Dallas on Monday night. When Goode called the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hotline, he waited 81 minutes for someone to pick up, he claimed.
Ebola fears have forced two male strippers to adopt a hands-off policy for the next 21 days after sitting just three feet from Amber Vinson as she flew Frontier Airlines from Cleveland to Dallas on Monday night.
Texans Axl Goode and Taylor Cole called the CDC hotline after they learned that they may have been overexposed — this time to a deadly disease.
But Goode was on hold for 81 minutes before officials picked up, he wrote on Facebook.
The two male dancers were placed in voluntary quarantine after authorities finally got in touch with them.
Goode’s grandfather said he spoke to his grandson Thursday night, and he seemed to be doing okay, he told the Daily News.
Air Traveler Near Nurse Quarantines Himself
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“It is pretty scary sitting inside quarantine waiting around because you don’t know,” Goode told The Associated Press. “What if my thermometer — all of a sudden the temperature jumps — and I find out that I’m running a fever?”
The two romance cover models and authors were flying from Cleveland to Dallas Monday after attending an Ohio conference for their publishing company, Ellora’s Cave.
While the CDC won't say exactly which seat the Ebola-infected nurse was in, officials told the models that they were within three feet of her.
Vinson contracted the deadly virus while she treated Thomas Eric Duncan — the first confirmed case of Ebola on U.S. soil — at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Duncan died last week, but two of his nurses have since developed the disease.
Taylor Cole, who works in the same industry as Goode, was sitting next to him on the Frontier Airlines flight. The pair were told that they were within three feet of infected nurse Amber Vinson.Taylor Cole, who works in the same industry as Goode, was sitting next to him on the Frontier Airlines flight. The pair were told that they were within three feet of infected nurse Amber Vinson.PreviousNextMale model / stripper Taylor Cole in an August 22, 2014 Facebook profile photo. He was on the same plane as Ebola victim Amber Vinson. Male model / stripper Taylor Cole in an October 12, 2014 Facebook profile photo. He was on the same plane as Ebola victim Amber Vinson. Ebola patient Amber Vinson who flew from Cleveland to Texas Enlarge
TAYLOR COLE TAKEITOFF VIA FACEBOOK
Goode first learned about his possible exposure when his dad texted him to talk about Ebola. He informed his son that another nurse had been diagnosed with the virus — and then asked where his son had traveled to over the weekend.
“Dad, are you messing with me. This isn’t funny,” Goode texted back when his dad said Vinson was on a Cleveland-to-Dallas flight.
Goode texted Cole, who was planning on traveling to Houston that day, to tell him to stay inside and keep to himself.
“Definitely don’t go to Houston today. We’re going to have to take the next 3 weeks off work,” Goode told his friend.
Texas nurse Amber Vinson (left) steps from an ambulance at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga.Texas nurse Amber Vinson (left) steps from an ambulance at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga.PreviousNextTexas nurse Amber Vinson (L) steps from an ambulance at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia October 15, 2014. Vinson, the second Texas nurse who had contracted Ebola was flown to Emory Wednesday after being transferred from Texas Presbyterian Hospital. She had treated Liberian patient Thomas Eric Duncan, who died of Ebola and was the first patient diagnosed with the virus in the United States. REUTERS/Jerry Jordan (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH DISASTER) The Frontier Airlines plane that Amber Vinson flew from Cleveland to Dallas on Monday, flies out of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Cleveland. Vinson is the second nurse to be diagnosed with Ebola at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. Ohio health officials aren't sure how many people came into contact with Vinson as she visited family in the Akron area days before being diagnosed with the disease. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Still from AP video shows male model/stripper Axl Goode of Texas, who was on the same plane with Ebola patient Amber Vinson. He is now quarantining himself to ensure he is healthy. Enlarge
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Frontier Airlines requested all 132 passengers on the plane calla CDC hotline to check in and get more information. When Goode called the number, he was told there was an 81-minute wait.
He wasn’t the only concerned caller facing a long delay: Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) tweeted that one of his constituents was on hold for 108 minutes Wednesday.
An epidemiologist told Goode and Cole not to fly or get on board a cruise ship. And if they were living with someone else, to stay three feet away. They also needed to keep a journal and take their temperature twice daily.
Cole said he’s having a hard time with the news. After all, the CDC knew she was running a fever when she boarded the flight.
“The worst that could happen… that’s what’s going through my mind,” Cole told CBS Dallas.
Goode said his initial panic has worn off, but he’s still frustrated with health officials.
“I still haven’t been contacted further by the CDC and I’m not very confident in their abilities,” he wrote on Facebook.
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Axl Goode, a Texan male stripper and model, was told that he had been exposed to Ebola as he sat on a Frontier Airlines from Cleveland to Dallas on Monday night.
Texans Axl Goode and Taylor Cole have been placed in voluntary quarantine after sitting within three feet of Ebola victim Amber Vinson on a Frontier Airlines flight from Cleveland to Dallas on Monday night. When Goode called the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hotline, he waited 81 minutes for someone to pick up, he claimed.
Ebola fears have forced two male strippers to adopt a hands-off policy for the next 21 days after sitting just three feet from Amber Vinson as she flew Frontier Airlines from Cleveland to Dallas on Monday night.
Texans Axl Goode and Taylor Cole called the CDC hotline after they learned that they may have been overexposed — this time to a deadly disease.
But Goode was on hold for 81 minutes before officials picked up, he wrote on Facebook.
The two male dancers were placed in voluntary quarantine after authorities finally got in touch with them.
Goode’s grandfather said he spoke to his grandson Thursday night, and he seemed to be doing okay, he told the Daily News.
Air Traveler Near Nurse Quarantines Himself
AP
“It is pretty scary sitting inside quarantine waiting around because you don’t know,” Goode told The Associated Press. “What if my thermometer — all of a sudden the temperature jumps — and I find out that I’m running a fever?”
The two romance cover models and authors were flying from Cleveland to Dallas Monday after attending an Ohio conference for their publishing company, Ellora’s Cave.
While the CDC won't say exactly which seat the Ebola-infected nurse was in, officials told the models that they were within three feet of her.
Vinson contracted the deadly virus while she treated Thomas Eric Duncan — the first confirmed case of Ebola on U.S. soil — at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Duncan died last week, but two of his nurses have since developed the disease.
Taylor Cole, who works in the same industry as Goode, was sitting next to him on the Frontier Airlines flight. The pair were told that they were within three feet of infected nurse Amber Vinson.Taylor Cole, who works in the same industry as Goode, was sitting next to him on the Frontier Airlines flight. The pair were told that they were within three feet of infected nurse Amber Vinson.PreviousNextMale model / stripper Taylor Cole in an August 22, 2014 Facebook profile photo. He was on the same plane as Ebola victim Amber Vinson. Male model / stripper Taylor Cole in an October 12, 2014 Facebook profile photo. He was on the same plane as Ebola victim Amber Vinson. Ebola patient Amber Vinson who flew from Cleveland to Texas Enlarge
TAYLOR COLE TAKEITOFF VIA FACEBOOK
Goode first learned about his possible exposure when his dad texted him to talk about Ebola. He informed his son that another nurse had been diagnosed with the virus — and then asked where his son had traveled to over the weekend.
“Dad, are you messing with me. This isn’t funny,” Goode texted back when his dad said Vinson was on a Cleveland-to-Dallas flight.
Goode texted Cole, who was planning on traveling to Houston that day, to tell him to stay inside and keep to himself.
“Definitely don’t go to Houston today. We’re going to have to take the next 3 weeks off work,” Goode told his friend.
Texas nurse Amber Vinson (left) steps from an ambulance at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga.Texas nurse Amber Vinson (left) steps from an ambulance at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga.PreviousNextTexas nurse Amber Vinson (L) steps from an ambulance at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia October 15, 2014. Vinson, the second Texas nurse who had contracted Ebola was flown to Emory Wednesday after being transferred from Texas Presbyterian Hospital. She had treated Liberian patient Thomas Eric Duncan, who died of Ebola and was the first patient diagnosed with the virus in the United States. REUTERS/Jerry Jordan (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH DISASTER) The Frontier Airlines plane that Amber Vinson flew from Cleveland to Dallas on Monday, flies out of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Cleveland. Vinson is the second nurse to be diagnosed with Ebola at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. Ohio health officials aren't sure how many people came into contact with Vinson as she visited family in the Akron area days before being diagnosed with the disease. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Still from AP video shows male model/stripper Axl Goode of Texas, who was on the same plane with Ebola patient Amber Vinson. He is now quarantining himself to ensure he is healthy. Enlarge
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Frontier Airlines requested all 132 passengers on the plane calla CDC hotline to check in and get more information. When Goode called the number, he was told there was an 81-minute wait.
He wasn’t the only concerned caller facing a long delay: Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) tweeted that one of his constituents was on hold for 108 minutes Wednesday.
An epidemiologist told Goode and Cole not to fly or get on board a cruise ship. And if they were living with someone else, to stay three feet away. They also needed to keep a journal and take their temperature twice daily.
Cole said he’s having a hard time with the news. After all, the CDC knew she was running a fever when she boarded the flight.
“The worst that could happen… that’s what’s going through my mind,” Cole told CBS Dallas.
Goode said his initial panic has worn off, but he’s still frustrated with health officials.
“I still haven’t been contacted further by the CDC and I’m not very confident in their abilities,” he wrote on Facebook.
jmolinet@nydailynews.com Follow on Twitter @jmolinet
