Posted on 10/15/2014 5:23:54 AM PDT by servo1969
CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden went on The Kelly File to discuss the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the US. Frieden argued that a US travel ban on the Ebola inflicted countries would cause the disease to spread.
Dr. Tom Frieden: “Above all do no harm. If we do things that make it harder to stop the epidemic there it’s going to spread to other parts of the continent…
Megyn Kelly: How’s it going to make it harder to stop?
Dr. Tom Frieden: Because you can’t get people in and out.
Megyn Kelly: Why can’t we have charter flights?
Dr. Tom Frieden: You know, charter flights don’t do the same thing commercial airlines do.
Megyn Kelly: What do you mean, they fly in and fly out?…
Dr. Tom Frieden: If we isolate these countries, what’s not going to happen is the disease staying there. It will spread more, all over Africa and we’ll be at higher risk.
That doesn’t make sense.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgBmEsMqIgo
Spreading is Isolation.
This is so backwards it is insane.
Freaking oxygen thief.. They are hell bent on destroying this nation. God help the world if we fall.
After listening to this Obambot moron, CDC Director, Frieden...I cannot see how any American regardless of political affilation could ever vote for any candidate that identifies themselves as Democrats. This gentleman needs professional help & guidance...badly...but...then...so does POTUS Obama....failures, lie tellers, both of them, and the entire Democrat Party!!! America...wake up...time is running out for our great country!!!
Megyn Kelly: What do you mean, they fly in and fly out?…
Particularly liked that part of the exchange. The good doctor's direction is coming from the top surely. How long will they hold this ridiculous stance?
This is why quarantining people in their homes will speed the spread of this disease.
Non-sequitir alert.
This is all you need to know about this asshat:
As Commissioner of the New York City Health Department from 2002-2009, he directed the city’s effort that reduced the number of smokers by 350,000, and reduced teen smoking by half. (while not a bad thing, still, too much government interference).
New York City also became the first place in the United States to eliminate trans-fats from restaurants, leading more than 50 national chains to eliminate transfat from their menus, and require certain restaurants to post calorie information prominently. (You know, the Moochelle program)
The New York City health department also established the largest community electronic health records project in the country. It became the model to expand electronic health record use across the nation. (You know, the electronic record that failed to forward that Duncan had come from Liberia)
We are so doomed and it isn’t the Ebola that will kill us it is the American dumbed down electorate that elected morons that appointed morons like the CDC guy to run the world from a liberal world paradigm.
Freegards
LEX
There’s a grain of truth in this ocean of poor policy.
If nothing is done in West Africa, such that millions of people become infected, the chances of a breakout become higher than they are today.
Of course, that true fact has nothing to do with the issue under discussion.
Well I guess we better open up the borders and get as many infected here as we can, in order to stop this Ebola in it’s tracks!
Then make him and his family greet, hug, and kiss every Liberian traveler that arrives over here. Let him put up or shut up and change his story.
I think he’s trying to say if we isolate the disease in Africa, it will stay there ... in Africa which is what we want.
It’s going to be easier to eradicate the disease in one part of the world rather than trying to put out fires all over the world.
Barkey wants us to experience the “black man’s burden” and for us to be just like a Third World Country”.
I’m sure the thought is that the USA has more of an ability to treat the World’s Ebola patients than African medical facilities do. Its yet another manifestation of the dangerous Liberal position that the American taxpayer is rich enough to support the entire World.
30 countries have travel bans or restrictions in place for this epidemic MOST of them in Africa...
Note. As of Oct 5 Travel FROM US to Cape Verde restricted....
Entry restrictions
Kenya on 10 October announced that it had closed the Suam border crossing (Trans-Nzoia county) with Uganda due to reports of an Ebola-related death in Bukwo district (Uganda). Earlier, the Kenyan authorities on 19 August suspended entry of passengers travelling from and through Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, excluding health professionals supporting efforts to contain the outbreak and Kenyan citizens.
Cape Verde on 9 October announced that it would now deny entry to non-resident foreigners coming from countries with ‘intense Ebola transmission’ – Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia - or who have been to those countries in the previous 30 days.
Mauritius on 8 October banned entry to all travellers who have visited Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal and Congo (DRC) in the last two months, rather than just citizens of those countries, as was the case previously. The authorities have announced that entry restrictions for travellers from Senegal and Nigeria will be lifted on 10 October and 17 October respectively, if no further cases of Ebola infection are reported.
Seychelles on 8 October suspended entry to travellers who have visited Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Nigeria or Congo (DRC) 28 days prior to their journey, with the exception of Seychellois citizens.
Côte d’Ivoire has reopened in early October its borders with Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Equatorial Guinea is denying entry to travellers whose journeys originated in countries affected by Ebola.
Cameroon on 17 September reopened its borders to travellers from Senegal. An 18 August ban remains in place on travel from Nigeria, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states – Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe – have stated that travellers coming from Ebola-affected countries (according to the World Health Organisation, WHO) would be monitored for 21 days and that travel to member countries for any gatherings would be discouraged. The SADC provided no details as to how member countries will carry out the associated screening and follow-up and it is likely that countries will have individual processes. There are also reports that some countries require health documentation for entry. Travellers are advised to contact the embassy or health ministry of their destination country to clarify their individual circumstances and prepare their trips accordingly.
South Sudan has placed a ban on travellers coming from Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia or Congo (DRC), or those who have travelled to those countries in the preceding 21 days. According to the health ministry, entry of travellers from Nigeria depends on their travel history in that country and whether they have visited Ebola-affected areas.
Namibia’s foreign ministry on 11 September announced that foreigners travelling from countries affected by Ebola would be prohibited from entering the country.
Gambia on 1 September suspended entry of persons who have visited Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone or Nigeria in the 21 days prior to travel. Those travelling indirectly from any of the aforementioned countries to Gambia via another country also come under this measure.
Côte d’Ivoire announced on 23 August that it had closed its land borders with Guinea and Liberia.
Gabon stated on 22 August that it is restricting the issuance of entry visas to travellers from Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria on a case-by-case basis.
Rwanda, according to the US Department of State on 22 August, has banned entry to travellers who have visited Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone in the 22 days prior to travel.
Senegal on 21 August closed its land border with Guinea, while the country’s sea and air borders will also be closed to vessels and aircraft from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Chad on 21 August closed its land border with Nigeria at Lake Chad. The country previously reportedly banned the entry of any travellers originating or transiting through Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria or Sierra Leone, with airlines serving the country reportedly rerouting flights.
South Africa on 21 August restricted entry for all non-citizens travelling from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The government subsequently clarified that this was not a blanket ban and could be waived for ‘absolutely essential travel’.
Flights and other transport
Countries that have implemented Ebola-related travel restrictions:
Gambia has banned the entry of flights from Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
Gabon has banned the entry of flights and ships from countries affected by Ebola.
Senegal has banned flights from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Cameroon has banned flights to and from Nigeria.Chad has suspended all flights from Nigeria.
Nigeria has suspended flights to the country operated by Gambian national carrier Gambia Bird.
Côte d’Ivoire has now lifted the ban on passenger flights from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Details of airlines that have restricted flights to Ebola-affected countries:
Air France suspended flights to Sierra Leone from 28 August.
The Togo-based carrier Asky Airlines has suspended flights to and from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Arik Air (Nigeria), Gambia Bird and Kenya Airways have suspended services to Liberia and Sierra Leone.
British Airways has extended their suspension of flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone until 31 December.
Emirates Airlines has suspended flights to Guinea.
Korean Air suspended flights to and from Kenya from 20 August.
Senegal Airlines has suspended flights to and from Conakry (Guinea) until further notice.
Global warming is causing the Arctic ice sheets to get larger and the colder winters we’ve had.
If we don’t let our children out at night, then we can’t enter the house.
Jokerboy needs to be removed from that post, pronto. Aside from being a national embarrassment he is a threat to humanity through his promotion of ideology over safety.
Upsidedown world, been living it since ‘08 ( office of the president elect )
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