Posted on 11/11/2014 5:49:36 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
House Republicans have scheduled two more hearings on the U.S. response to Ebola, focusing on the health system's readiness for more cases and the development of cures and treatments.
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Health and Oversight and Investigations will host the events on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden will appear at one to discuss training for U.S. health workers and other preventative measures against the virus's spread.
"The threat of the Ebola outbreak is real and extends beyond its source in West Africa," said Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) in a statement.
"We need to confirm that the United States is, in fact, taking every precaution and fully preparing our health care system for additional cases here at home."
The announcement came Monday after reports indicated that Craig Spencer, the New York City doctor who contracted Ebola in West Africa, was clear of the virus.
Happy Veterans Day.
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Strongly worded hearings? Seriously though, I’m sick of the show trials. Boner et. al. plan on doing nothing as a result of this.
Not much of an Ebola crisis as there are no active cases of Ebola in America, no one has contracted Ebola outside of a hospital, and every America who did have Ebola survived.
Bring out your dead! The Dark Man cometh! Bring out your dead! The Dark Man cometh! Bring out your......
(Since all records of obama's past were lost in a tragic boating accident and fire, no one can be certain that the guy in the red circle isn't him...)
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
Except for the (dual-citizen?) American who infected 20 in Nigeria, then died.
A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread
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