The Obama administration said that passengers arriving in the U.S. from certain parts of West Africa will undergo additional screening for Ebola at five airports:
.@WhiteHouse: Screening to begin at 5 U.S. airports for passengers from #Ebola hot zones. http://t.co/JFp2SOaF1C
— U.S. Travel (@USTravel) October 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/j_p_hardick/status/519972092259749888
One of the airports taking added precautions is JFK in New York. However, as Tammy Bruce pointed out, it’s taking some time to implement:
JFK temperature screening starts Saturday. It's Wednesday. It takes them 3 freaking days to implement basic protocol in a ltd environment?!
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) October 8, 2014
Hey, it’s not like it’s an emergency or anything:
https://twitter.com/TerryMiller1113/status/519960624856453120
.@HeyTammyBruce 1 Go 2 Walgreen's. 2 Buy a few doz. temporal scanners. 3 Hand them out to TSA security & provide 2 mins. of training. 3-4hrs
— (((RichardGCombs))) (@rgcombs) October 8, 2014
@HeyTammyBruce @mikepfingston2 getting thermometers from Walgreens takes a while! Have you ever seen how long the prescription line can get?
— ? Darth Kitteh (@eloracnasus) October 8, 2014
@HeyTammyBruce It's a govt agency. If it were a private company, it would have to ask permission (in triplicate) from politicians.
— Dr. Michael Berglund (@Dr_Berglund) October 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/MsnBeverly/status/519962652089798658
@HeyTammyBruce In the grand scheme of things, these screenings are virtually worthless. Stop the flights, close the borders.@wendykjohns
— K9-Warrior (@GSD_Guardian) October 8, 2014
@HeyTammyBruce @rayinman how many will make it through in 3 days?
— Jan Kennard (@jankennard) October 8, 2014
Now, now. Remember, as the CDC director said, blame the virus, not the people involved.
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