Washington – Health Workers To Begin Monitoring Everyone Coming Into US From Ebola Nations

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    An Office of Field Operations Officer conducts an interview with a passenger arriving from either Guinea, Sierra Leone, or Liberia in this handout picture from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection taken at Washington Dulles International Airport October 16, 2014. REUTERSWashington – Federal health officials are significantly expanding the breath of vigilance for Ebola, saying that all travelers who come into the U.S. from Ebola-stricken West African nations will now be monitored for symptoms of illness for 21 days.

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    The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the program will begin Monday and cover visitors as well as aid workers, journalists and other Americans returning from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea.

    The program will start in six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and Georgia.

    CDC Director Tom Frieden says state and local health officials will check daily for fever or other Ebola symptoms.

    Passengers will get kits to help them track their temperature and will be told to inform health officials daily of their status.


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    krauszefraim
    krauszefraim
    9 years ago

    Wow! Amazing! They’re finally doing it. They’re very smart. Just about three months late. What a bunch of politically correct morons.