Do you agree with Congresswoman Brooks? WASHINGTON – The federal government should be doing more to prevent people who have been exposed to the Ebola virus from getting on an airplane, Rep. Susan Brooks said Thursday. The Carmel Republican, who chairs a House panel on emergency preparedness, urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to block people from flying for at least three weeks if they’re a health care worker who has treated an Ebola patient or if they’re being monitored because of potential exposure to the virus. “Given the deadly nature of this virus and its long incubation period, the Do Not Board list can serve as an added layer to protect public health and prevent a tragic situation from becoming much worse,” Brooks wrote in a letter to the CDC that also was signed by Rep. Richard Hudson, a North Carolina Republican who heads a House panel on transportation security.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:02:20 +0000
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