RE: “travel restrictions would severely hamper efforts to curb the virus’ spread”
This one has NEVER been explained to me. How does it hamper efforts to curb the virus spread?
“RE: “travel restrictions would severely hamper efforts to curb the virus’ spread”
This one has NEVER been explained to me. How does it hamper efforts to curb the virus spread?”
They are thinking a travel ban means docs and materials cannot get into ebola infected areas. Nobody said special arrangements could not be made so to me the argument does not make sense.
Part I-- for non-US citizens travelling to the US
1) if the US institutes travel restrictions, they will come anyway but most likely illegally over the border and we won't be able to track them. (there are multiple fallacies in this argument)
2) It is better to let them come here, and treat those who become ill here. (except that no one can accurately predict how many infections would occur, and the current US response is probably not deliverable if there were several hundred or thousand infections in one metropolitan area.)
Part II-- for US medical personnel who volunteer to go to Africa
1) the disease is best fought in Africa, so we should encourage qualified personnel to volunteer their services(probably true)
2) a quarantine upon arrival back to the US, will either stigmatize those volunteers unfairly or discourage them from going in the first place. (I have a very hard time believing this-- and so far we have seen no stigma attached to those US citizens who have recovered from the disease.)