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Too many questions

The word from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control is that the only way to stop Ebola is to stop it where it originates. The CDC also said that travel from infected countries that have reached epidemic proportions is allowed as long as we practice proper screening protocol; and that the confirmed cases in the United States are due to a screening protocol anomaly which, as of yet, they can’t identify.

If you can’t identify the breaches in protocol, wouldn’t it be prudent to stop travelers from the infected countries until preventive protocol is fully tested and implemented?

Why is the CDC talking out both sides of its mouth? Director Tom Freiden says, “We do know how to stop it” (CDC Telebriefing: 10-07-2014); then at another news conference on Oct. 13, when a nurse was diagnosed with the virus, he said “It is possible in the coming days that we will see additional cases of Ebola.” Are we led to believe we know how to stop it but it will probably spread?

How can CDC claim they can “stop it” in other countries when there is no known effective proven cure or a foolproof way to stop its proliferation?

If preventing travelers from Ebola-inflicted countries is not effective in stopping contamination, then why have some airlines flying into London restricted flights from hard-hit countries?

Since there are multiple strains of Ebola, why isn’t the CDC disclosing the specific strain in the U.S.?

Why not allow only CDC and disease control groups in and out of these countries? Until Ebola is stopped, why not ban just the civilian travelers from infected countries from entering the U.S.? Why is this administration adamant about allowing travelers from these countries to reach our shores? What are they hiding from us? Who in the White House is calling the shots?

Are we the only nation footing the bill to this crisis?

Last but not least, why isn’t the media asking and finding answers to these questions? Are we to wait until Ebola becomes a U.S. epidemic before someone raises hell about this discrepancy of information about this dangerous issue?

Is this administration gambling with our lives to enhance its image with the midterm elections looming in the next few weeks?

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