Workers prepare to disinfect a Texas middle school Friday. Two students in the school’s district were on the same plane as a Dallas nurse who was diagnosed with Ebola. (Rusty Schramm, The Temple Daily Telegram)
Re: “Unprepared for Ebola threat,” Oct. 17 editorial.
The Denver Post editorial concerning the Ebola virus in the United States is spot on. We now learn the president has appointed an Ebola “czar.” Given the resources of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, this appointment might resemble Nero designating a political appointee as fire czar while Rome burned. It is obvious that we do not have the medical resources to deal with the emerging Ebola crisis.
Mr. President, quit fiddling around. While the czar studies the Ebola condition, we need you to take immediate and bold steps to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the United States. To begin with, suspend foreign visas and send military to tighten control of our borders. Many Americans believe urgency is needed, whether your advisers believe it or not. Act now while the nation waits for recommendations from your Ebola czar.
Michael Massarotti, Broomfield
This letter was published in the Oct. 18 edition.Oh, groan. It seems now Congress wants to get into the Ebola fray regarding flights in and out of the United States. Please, they can’t even do the jobs they were elected to do and now they want to play doctor?
Carole Bolduc, Lakewood
This letter was published in the Oct. 18 edition.
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