How Can Obama prevent Ebola from Contaminating the US?

     The American government has commenced planning measures to screen incoming air passengers for Ebola according to Mr. Obama.  Though the likelihood of an Ebola outbreak in the US is extremely low, there is little margin for error, Obama reiterates.  Thomas Eric Duncan, the first case of Ebola on US soil, is in critical condition travelling to the US from Liberia.  Over 3,400 people have died in West Africa in the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever.  Meanwhile, an American journalist has arrived back in Nebraska after being diagnosed with Ebola in Liberia.  The family says that he is looking strong and was enormously relieved to be back home.   Obama says the plan is to work out additional protocols to do passenger screening both in Africa and in the United States.  

The Liberian community in New York held a fundraising concert

       The American president also criticizes foreign governments for their lack of aggressive action against the deadly virus.  I completely agree that this cannot be the way that we will conquer the virus.  Countries cannot just sit on the sidelines and wait for the United States to take action, this will result in a less effective response and a slower one, which ultimately leads to more deaths.  I do not think that banning all flights to infected countries will be a smart idea, because isolation will only lead to worsening the outbreak.  Not only will there be a lack of personnel, but this will mentally shift country authorities, thinking that they are just in this fight by themselves.  I believe that it is still possible to stop the virus in its tracks, but it must be done immediately and with cooperation from all countries that are called upon.  This cannot be just a fight which the United States leads, there must be global participation in defeating the outbreak.  

 William Deo


Adapted From:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29510173