Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Cuomo, Perry play politics on Ebola


http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/27/opinion/louis-ebola-quarantine/

This article discusses how politicians have made poor decisions regarding the Ebola outbreak in the US. It lambasts both governors of Texas and New York, the two states where Ebola has emerged. Governor Rick Perry is criticized for giving off the impression that Texas Medical professionals know how to handle Ebola, which is mostly false - nurses report no training on cases of Ebola. Perry also supported travel restrictions to seal off the country from Ebola, an ineffective measure. New York is given more praise than Texas has been, but Cuomo is criticized for being too wishy washy on his stance on Ebola. He first attempted to minimize the threat of Ebola to the New York community, then reversed his position and called for a 21 day quarantine of health care professionals who return to New York. This could certainly hurt Cuomo's campaign for reelection.

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