Dr. Nancy Snyderman Apologizes for Violating Ebola Quarantine, Sort Of

NBC Medical Correspondent Nancy Snyderman issued an apology Monday night for violating a 21-day quarantine she agreed to after returning from reporting in West Africa

Anchorman Brian Williams read Snyderman's statement on the NBC Nightly News, in which she apologizes, saying "members of our group" had violated the voluntary guidelines to which they had agreed.

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The full statement reads:

While under voluntary quarantine guidelines, which called for our team to avoid public contact for 21 days, members of our group violated those guidelines and understand that our quarantine is now mandatory until 21 days have passed

We remain healthy and our temperatures are normal

As a health professional I know that we have no symptoms and pose no risk to the public, but I am deeply sorry for the concerns this episode caused

We are thrilled that [NBC Cameraman] Ashoka [Mukpo] is getting better and our thoughts continue to be with the thousands affected by Ebola whose stories we all went to cover. Read more...

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