So, Ebola has been out of the news of late, but that doesn’t mean it’s still not an issue. Check out this ominous sounding update from the CDC:
CDC: More Than 1,400 People in U.S. Being Actively Monitored for Ebola http://t.co/WsLsAdQwQd
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) December 1, 2014
Wow. How come we’re just hearing about this now?
@SharylAttkisson Media working very hard to keep this information from the American people. This is Obama cure, black out the information.
— Fair for all (@Citizenpundit12) December 1, 2014
@SharylAttkisson But we didn't want anyone to know…..Sshhhhh……it's supposed to be a secret.
— George Carl (@georgecarl1955) December 1, 2014
@SharylAttkisson @BeanfromPa Looks like the Ebola czar's job was to muffle the media, not Ebola.
— Mean-Deplorable Jay ?? (@jay6018) December 1, 2014
Ebola Czar political operative did his work well,off front pages, silenced…intimidation, promises, means/ends @SharylAttkisson @ScottInSC
— Jane L (@SunnyJL52) December 1, 2014
And this:
35 U.S. hospitals designated as Ebola treatment centers, more expected in coming weeks, says @CDCgov pic.twitter.com/7aG28nvYKH
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) December 2, 2014
35 hospitals, but that’s not enough so we need more? Which brings up these obvious questions:
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/539822558808662016
But Ebola isn't a real problem, I heard. RT @vplus JUST IN: 35 U.S. hospitals designated as #Ebola treatment centers
— RBe (@RBPundit) December 2, 2014
And things in Africa aren’t going so well:
@MSF @MSF_USA warning:international #Ebola response has been "slow and uneven." More skilled people needed now. http://t.co/nJhdFuu9wa
— Rich Besser (@DrRichBesser) December 2, 2014
Life on the Ebola frontline: 'Fear is overpowering even the health workers' http://t.co/2fOT0ooWle
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 2, 2014
.@ColumbiaMSPH prepares to set up #Ebola lab in Africa http://t.co/qpClj8rXQW
— Columbia University (@Columbia) December 2, 2014
Ebola is crippling the economies of three countries http://t.co/oLEb8ZNbUQ pic.twitter.com/lZvDpYCobb
— Mashable (@mashable) December 2, 2014
America has stopped paying attention, but Ebola is still ravaging Sierra Leone http://t.co/qOSmR5ELXy pic.twitter.com/54Ri55bNU9
— Vox (@voxdotcom) December 2, 2014
Despite missing its target on burials, @WHO confident it can catch up with #Ebola. http://t.co/vtmyFa0uMc pic.twitter.com/KmbGNbkL1N
— CNN International (@cnni) December 2, 2014
However, not all of the news is bad:
Pres. Obama is heading to NIH today w/ hope of what appears to be Ebola vaccine created by researchers. Dr. Fauci will join us. – #AMR staff
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) December 2, 2014
Let’s hope the NIH can deliver.
Twitchy coverage of Ebola here.
Editor’s note: A typo in the headline to this post was corrected.