White House: No Ebola travel restrictions

The Hill ^ | October 1, 2014 | Elise Viebeck

[jazusamo]

The White House said Wednesday it will not impose travel restrictions or introduce new airport screenings to prevent additional cases of Ebola from entering the United States.

Spokesman Josh Earnest said that current anti-Ebola measures, which include screenings in West African airports and observation of passengers in the United States, will be sufficient to prevent the “wide spread” of the virus.

The chances of a U.S. epidemic are “incredibly low,” he said.

“The reason for that is that it is not possible to transmit Ebola through the air. ... The only way that an individual can contract Ebola is by coming into contact with the bodily fluids of someone who is exhibiting symptoms.”

The comments were made after federal health officials confirmed that a man with Ebola traveled to the United States from Liberia on Sept. 20. He is now being treated in isolation in a Dallas hospital as public health workers trace his contacts.

Earnest said President Obama has “strong confidence” in the man's medical care and the measures currently in place to prevent Ebola's spread.

“We've provided guidance to pilots, flight attendants and others who are responsible for staffing our transportation infrastructure to ensure that if they notice individuals who are exhibiting symptoms ... that the proper authorities are notified,” Earnest said.

“In light of this incident, the administration has taken the step of re-circulating our guidance ... to make sure people are aware there is an important protocol that should be implemented.”

It is difficult to spot Ebola cases unless the person is already exhibiting symptoms, such as fever, vomiting or reddened eyes.

West African countries are screening travelers for elevated temperatures, but it is possible to be infected and not show signs for several weeks.

[Dr. Ursus]

We’ve become just another s***hole nation like most of the world. Mission Accomplished!

[Not A Snowbird]

So, when someone whose Ebola becomes evident on a flight pukes, sweats, and bleeds all over his seat, what is the airline’s protocol? What happens to the guy sitting next to him on a full flight—”We’re sorry sir, you can’t be in the aisles, it’s a security problem.”

If the guy next to me did that and I couldn't move, I'd be spending the rest of the flight in the bathroom.

[Brian Kopp DPM]

Gotta get good disease saturation before you can employ these executive orders, right?

Obama Signs Executive Order to Allow Detention of Americans With ‘Respiratory Illnesses’

Amendment comes in wake of Ebola scare

Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons

by Paul Joseph Watson | August 1, 2014

As the Ebola outbreak continues to cause concern, President Barack Obama has signed an amendment to an executive order that would allow him to mandate the apprehension and detention of Americans who merely show signs of “respiratory illness.”

The executive order, titled Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases, amends executive order 13295, passed by George W. Bush in April 2003, which allows for the, “apprehension, detention, or conditional release of individuals to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread of suspected communicable diseases.”

The amendment signed by Obama replaces subsection (b) of the original Bush executive order which referred only to SARS. Obama’s amendment allows for the detention of Americans who display, “Severe acute respiratory syndromes, which are diseases that are associated with fever and signs and symptoms of pneumonia or other respiratory illness, are capable of being transmitted from person to person, and that either are causing, or have the potential to cause, a pandemic, or, upon infection, are highly likely to cause mortality or serious morbidity if not properly controlled.”

[BlatherNaut]

Spokesman Josh Earnest said that current anti-Ebola measures, which include screenings in West African airports and observation of passengers in the United States, will be sufficient to prevent the “wide spread” of the virus. The chances of a U.S. epidemic are “incredibly low,” he said.

BS! The traitorous Obola administration is facilitating the stateside spread of this deadly plague by refusing to impose reasonable containment measures. Restricting travel to and from the hot zones is a no-brainer.

[UCANSEE2]

I just love these satire articles.

[FamiliarFace]

***That’s why they wear the highest level containment suits when working with it...***

Yep, this should tell everyone, everything they need to know about Ebola. The professionals who work with it are completely suited up, head to toe. But we’ll all be okay, because they keep telling us we are in the best of hands. /s

[molson209]

Obama is still trying to punish Americans for his Low Poll Numbers

[MrB]

Yep, there’s probably a lot of that -

it’s only fair that America get ebola.

[VanDeKoik]

“White House: No Ebola travel restrictions”

Oh good!!!

Wait....what?!?!

[Slyfox]

It must be truly difficult for Hussein. I mean, on one hand he is trying to get things ready for his utopia and yet he still has to maintain the appearance of being the president of the United States.

Boo, f'n, hoo.

[jazusamo]

Thanks for your post.

The turkey wants to detain people showing respiratory distress but lets thousands of illegals walk into our country and many are bringing disease.

[I want the USA back]

This had damned well better be a joke.

[Mariner]

"This is not acceptable. Not at all."

No, it's not. It's the height of irresponsibility.

It's almost as if the Administration is courting the grim reaper for the entire nation.

Frankly, I don't believe they KNOW FOR SURE every avenue this disease uses to spread, yet we have an spokesman for the POTUS stating there's nothing to worry about.

They KNOW they're lying and they know we know they're lying.

And absent a military coup, there's not jack sh!t anyone can do about it.

[Darksheare]

Obama, proving that he is completely incapable to caring.

[KosmicKitty]

Not a smidgeon of scandal

You can keep your doctor

I am not a crook (oops, wrong president)

No, I don’t believe this JV administration for a nanosecond.

[redgolum]

Politically, he has no choice. It would end the economy of Texas, and most of the US as well. Wall Street would not stand for it. We couldn’t do it in 1918, I don’t see us doing it now.

Just wait till the kids start testing positive, or we have a third order case outside of Dallas.

[dforest]

Very true and also depressing.

[MrB]

You’re referring to internal travel restrictions -

how about not allowing flights into the country from places with ebola?

[Pontiac]

A pilot or flight attendant is only going to get the chance to notice a person with symptoms AFTER that passenger is already on the damn plane!!!!!!!

Yes and what are they supposed to do if they suspect a passenger is Ebola infected?

Baggim and Taggim

[Will88]

Did you forget to follow Jim Rob’s’s new policy of labeling satire in the headline?

Nevermind, I see it came from Obama’s flunkee.