2 chapters across the catalog
State Department Briefing on Ebola Travel Policies
A reporter at a State Department briefing questions Jen Psaki about the lack of quarantine for travelers arriving from Ebola-stricken countries. The reporter highlights the case of Thomas Eric Duncan, who entered the U.S. while asymptomatic. Psaki defends the policy, citing CDC Director Thomas Frieden's stance that isolating these countries would hinder the international response.
The first confirmed case of Ebola in the United States, located in Dallas, Texas, prompts a critical analysis of the public health response. Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the CDC, delivers a press conference where he emphasizes that the virus is only spread through direct contact with bodily fluids. Skepticism arises regarding Frieden's phrasing, specifically his use of the term "importation" and his closing remark about humanity being "connected by the air we breathe," which contradicts earlier statements about the virus not being airborne.
