Up until recently, Dr. Nancy Snyderman was heralded as one of the top medical staffers employed by NBC. The network sent her to cover the Ebola virus in West Africa because viewers had come to trust her judgment, so it made sense for her to be one of the leaders when it came to educating NBC's audience.
When Snyderman and her team returned, she claimed they were going to voluntarily quarantine themselves for 21 days just to be extra careful, said the Hopewell Valley News. When Snyderman was spotted out grabbing take-out less than a week later in New Jersey, said the Princeton Packet, the fallout was pretty explosive, and now weeks later the network's honchos are divided over whether or not to fire her for breaking her Ebola quarantine.
At first NBC announced that Snyderman and her team would be given a few extra weeks off and return in November. Execs were hoping that a bit of time off would put distance between Snyderman and the scandal that had surrounded her.
Instead, they are still left questioning whether or not her medical advice will ever be seen as credible again. According to a report from the New York Post, her return is not a done deal.
"Nancy's quarantine was up two weeks ago, but there is still a debate going on at NBC News among senior managers, some who feel she should be fired for not following advice to quarantine herself. But others feel that NBC News should stand by Snyderman, since she was sent by them to Liberia to report," the piece said.
Should the network continue to stand by Snyderman or do you think the fact that she ignored her own medical advice should come with a hefty penalty? If you watch NBC, will you trust Snyderman's advice if the network retains her?
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