Gaffney, SC (TLS). Gaffney, South Carolina resident and USC-Aiken student Beth Hawkins will get her TB test results today at the Cherokee County Health Department in Gaffney.
Hawkins is one of the students from the University of South Carolina at Aiken who was aboard the flight from Atlanta to Paris, the same flight on which the infamous 'TB Andy' Speaker was a passenger.
TB Andy is now in Denver being treated for his extremely dangerous and extremely rare form of TB, which is resistant to drug therapy. Medical personnel believe, however, that the risk of infection from the patient is extremely low due to the fact that to date he has exhibited no symptoms of the disease whatsoever.
Nonetheless, those who were in close vicinity of Speaker while he traveled Europe are understandably concerned. Although Beth Hawkins has not been notified that she and her fellow students sat in close proximity to Speaker on the flight, she and her friends decided to be tested for TB to be on the safe side.
Hawkins is due to get her test results today in Gaffney.
The Liberty Sphere will provide you with pertinent updates....
Friday, June 01, 2007
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