Like many Alaskans, Ive been watching this ebola story develop with growing concern, and I wanted to share my thoughts on where things stand: Right now I am not certain that we have the protocols in place to ensure the safety of health care workers and that the American public will be safe from any exposure to ebola in this country. Until we have this certainty, then I think this administration should consider a ban on travel or a restriction on travel from Liberia, Guinea, or Sierra Leone. Now I don’t believe people should overreact and become paranoid and afraid to leave their homes. I do not believe that we have that to fear in this country, but again, I would like to be able to give Alaskans greater reassurance that in fact we do have a level of safety protocol in place that will ensure that anybody coming to this country or those medical workers that are caring for somebody who may have been exposed, that we can give them that assurance that this horrible disease is not traveling any further, and right now I have not received that from the Administration.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 01:24:24 +0000