Our misfearing culture

 
On Thursday October 16, 2014 USA Today published Erin Kelly,"WASHINGTON — A top public health official told a House panel Thursday that the Obama administration has not ruled out imposing restrictions on travel to and from West Africa to help protect Americans from Ebola.

Thanks conservatives. You own this. This is all your fault. The lesson in all of this. This is what less government gets you. More blood on the hands of the GOTP as a direct result of their continuous failed ideologies.”

First and foremost, there are far too many rabbits to pull out of this hat. Who to blame? What about our deployed military forces? Airport precautions?  I found this article Erin Kelly wrote via USA Today, being that the Ebola cases worldwide and here in Texas are much alerting and frightening, it is relevant material on how easily which supervision is to blame for not being a proactive force. My argument as well from the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Tom Frieden. In this article he said "We will consider any options to better protect Americans," Thomas Frieden, said when asked by Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., whether it is the policy of the Obama administration that there would be no travel restrictions." Please remember the President signed the bill that reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention budget. Even with a lower budget, it's no excuse for CDC decisions that have been ineffective and harmful to health care workers and the public. The CDC doesn't purchase protective equipment, they simply make a recommendation (protocol). The CDC protocol permits the bodily fluids of an Ebola patience to splash onto the skin of a healthcare worker. The CDC has refused to adopt the protocol of the World Health Organization (WHO), which completely covers the care giver. This isn't the fault of conservatives, liberals, or the tea party. Nor is it the fault of President Obama, but it did occur on his watch. I do fault the CDC for not taking aggressive steps to protect health care workers and the public. However, we must also realize the CDC only recommends. Even if they made the perfect recommendation, for the perfect protocol, hospitals can ignore or misinterpret these recommendations. More aggressive steps must be taken. A greater CDC budget is not necessary to halt tourist visas from Western Africa. An increased budget is not required for the adoption of WHO protocols. The health care industry and the CDC needs to better listen to the nurses, in order to better stop Ebola.