A Tacoma woman with tuberculosis (TB) is facing arrest Friday after her counter-arguments in court were unsuccessful.
“The judge issued a warrant for civil arrest on or following Friday, March 3rd, for the woman to be taken to a specially designed facility at the Pierce County Jail for isolation testing and treatment,” said Pierce County Health Department Director Dr. Anthony Chen.
The court order says she can be released when she is no longer a threat to the community.
“If you walk down the street or if you have a brief period in a room with a person with TB, you’re extremely unlikely to get infected with that
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