Amber Vinson's family rushed to her defense today saying the Ebola-stricken nurse would not have boarded flights with symptoms of the deadly virus and put anyone else at risk. The nurse told her uncle, Lawrence Vinson, that she didn't feel ill until Tuesday morning when she went to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital - hours after disembarking her return flight from Cleveland to Dallas, according to a GMA report. He said on Friday: 'Absolutely not. Amber is one of the most conscientious individuals I know.' Mr Vinson said that 29-year-old Amber didn't contact the CDC, despite reports from the agency that she had, because she was not told  to. He added that she had followed the guidelines of self-monitoring her temperature.
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The nurse's family said she would never have put anyone else at risk - and did not have Ebola symptoms until Tuesday - the day she went to hospital
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CDC said on Thursday Miss Vinson may have had Ebola symptoms since last Friday - before boarding two flights and spending weekend in Ohio
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Her uncle, Lawrence Vinson, said his niece 'was given gear that was supposed to provide isolation, and protocols to follow that they believed would protect them'
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