As Twitchy has been reporting over the past few days, libs are attempting to dictate a narrative in which they portray the GOP as creating a panic over fears of Ebola solely to win votes in the November midterm elections.
But with every new maneuver by the Obama administration to fight Ebola, the alleged GOP fear-mongering is looking more and more like prescience. Here’s the latest, via The Hill:
All travelers who arrive in the U.S. from Ebola-stricken countries will be closely watched by public health officials starting Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Wednesday.
Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said that anyone arriving from the three countries – Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia – will be actively monitored on a daily basis starting Monday.
They will also face new rules about where they can travel within the U.S., and must coordinate with health agencies in other states to ensure they continue to be monitored.
“These new measures I’m announcing today will give additonal levels of safety so that people who develop symptoms of Ebola are isolated quickly,” Frieden told reporters during a press briefing.
We’re still learning more about this announcement, but the first and most obvious question is why it took the CDC so long to implement this incredibly sensible procedure that’s not anything new:
Something I called for weeks ago. RT @AP
BREAKING: CDC announces 21-day monitoring of anyone returning to US from Ebola-stricken nations.— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) October 22, 2014
Ebola Travel Restrictions Imposed –About time http://t.co/nxZEw82WHo
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) October 21, 2014
And many are saying this still isn’t good enough:
https://twitter.com/llemmon76/status/524955478368198656
@washingtonpost I'm still waiting for a travel ban…
— packergirl (@p9cker_girl) October 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/JerryArk/status/524957541999321089
@atcorben @foxnewspolitics It would make more sense to restrict the flights.
— Demetri ❌ (@bad_robot_57) October 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/Xti10slr/status/524956460363816960
The cost of all of this is also of concern:
@ShepNewsTeam On whose dime? This places undue strain on our healthcare workers and fragile healthcare system.
— jerZboyMediaUSA #FlattenTheLeft (@jerZboyUSA) October 22, 2014
@foxnewspolitics Who pays for this the taxpayers?
— Demetri ❌ (@bad_robot_57) October 22, 2014
Costs? It’s free, silly … at least to the passengers.
Related:
Full Twtichy coverage of Ebola here.
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