Well this is good news..
A travel ban on those traveling from West African countries seems unrealistic, and wrong. But the CDC has FINALLY come up with an idea for helping to prevent the spread of Ebola — by tracking the progress of those coming from Ebola-stricken countries.
Beginning Monday, travelers flying in from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will be monitored for 21 days (how long symptoms take to appear). The way that it will work is that passenger will be screened upon leaving the African countries and entering the US and have their temperatures taken both times.
Then, the travelers will be given thermometers, and have to take their temperatures on their own twice a day and report in with the CDC:
Each passenger will be required to provide contact information for themselves as well as a friend or relative. They will be instructed to check for a fever twice a day and report their temperature and any symptoms to health officials daily for 21 days.
How the checks are done — in person, by phone or Skype — will be decided by the states, Frieden said. If a traveler does not report in, public health officials can track them down. How far they can go to get them to cooperate is up to those officials, CDC officials said.
This makes me feel a lot better, and I believe will help prevent the spread of Ebola, without restricting travel. WRAL
