Dallas nurse Amber Vinson being released from Atlanta hospital, is Ebola-free
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The nurse who contracted Ebola at a Dallas hospital is being released from Emory University Hospital after successfully beating the deadly virus, Atlanta's WSB-TV is reporting.
Amber Vinson was admitted to the hospital's Serious Communicable Disease Unit on Oct. 15 and is now virus-free.
Vinson arrived in Atlanta from DeKalb Peachtree Airport, then transferred from the specialized private jet to a waiting ambulance.
Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Vinson traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, before she knew that the first nurse had been diagnosed. Vinson was self-monitoring at the time.
On Oct. 22, the CDC and Emory University Hospital were no longer able to detect Ebola in her body.
"Amber and our family are ecstatic to receive this latest report on her condition," mother Debra Berry said. "We all know that further treatment will be necessary as Amber continues to regain strength, but these latest developments have truly answered prayers and bring our family one step closer to reuniting with her at home."
The family thanked everyone for their thoughts and prayers.
Vinson was the second Dallas health care worker who contracted the deadly virus after treating a Liberian man, Thomas Eric Duncan, who died of Ebola earlier this month in Texas.
The hospital will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. regarding the discharge. Visit WSB-TV's website for the latest.
