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Obama hugs Ebola-free Nina Pham

Texas nurse Nina Pham embraced by Obama as she says she is ‘truly blessed’ to […]

What’s the best way to combat Ebola paranoia? Hug a survivor.

Nina Pham, the Dallas nurse who was infected with Ebola after treating Thomas Eric Duncan, visited the White House today. She got a hug from President Obama.

Friday morning the National Institutes of Health announced that Pham no longer tests positive for the virus. “I feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today,” Pham told reporters on Friday. “I know that it may be awhile before I have my strength back so with gratitude and respect … I ask for my privacy and my family’s privacy.”

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