College Station, Texas
Back in April, a number of people in the College Station area were infected with E. Coli, including small children.
This week, Brazos County health officials have fingered the source – a local restaurant called Coco Loco. In most cases, some sort of action would be taken against the restaurant. However, maybe because of small town politics, maybe even special friendships, the leading health official took an unusual stance.
During a televised press conference, Dr. Eric Wilke took a bite of a beef taco from the restaurant. He went on to say, “If you want to meet there tomorrow, we could go eat lunch. I shouldn’t have taken a big bite while I’m on camera.”
Sound like an innocent joke to break the ice? Well, consider this. It was just last week, when one of the children was released from the hospital. Jack Melton and his brother, Noah, were really very sick. Little Jack Melton had been in the hospital since the incident in April. And for those of you who know anything about E. Coli, not only can it be fatal, but can also result in continuing health problems like kidney failure.
So, needless to say, I was glad to see that so many found the actions by Wilke just as disturbing as I did. Actually, they beat me to the punch – expressing their feelings on various comment forums and even adding to the Brazos County Health Department’s Facebook Page.
Haven’t had your say yet? Well, here is some contact information for you.
Dr. Eric Wilke on Twitter
Brazos Valley Health Department Facebook Page
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