Wednesday, October 22, 2014

More CDC Regulations

The New York Times reports that there will be new regulations to prevent Ebola from spreading in the United States. The CDC has announced that it will have people that came from West Africa check in with local health departments for 21 days after their arrival. Passengers coming in from Sierra Leone, Liberia, or Guinea will have to give personal information such as email addresses, phone numbers and home addresses. Once passengers unboard the plane they will be given thermometers and cards that show the symptoms of Ebola and who to contact if they start to show symptoms.

The CDC has been implementing new regulations almost once a week as they have failed to provide guideline that protect healthcare workers. The CDC and the President have both come under fire because the public believes that they have mishandled the spread of Ebola. There are people that want to ban flights all completely. There are also new rules that might be coming into affect to monitor healthcare workers that deal with Ebola patients.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/health/us-to-monitor-travelers-from-ebola-hit-nations-for-21-days.html?ref=us

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