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President Obama reassures Americans Ebola crisis under control
President Obama gave a news conference on the Ebola crisis. He wanted to reassure Americans that the Ebola crisis was under control.
President Obama postponed today’s campaign trip in New Jersey and Connecticut in order to meet with his “cabinet agencies coordinating the government’s response to the Ebola outbreak.”
In the news conference the President first expressed concern for the two nurses that contracted Ebola. “Our nurses and healthcare workers are absolutely vital to the health and well being of our families,” President Obama said. “They sacrifice for us all the times not just in this case but in the case of other illnesses that affect us. They are selfless. They work hard. They are often underpaid. So our thoughts and prayers are with them. And we have to make sure we are doing everything we can to take care of them.”
President Obama said they are reviewing exactly what happened in Dallas. They will use what they find to ensure it does not happen again.
President Obama ordered the formation of a SWAT team, a rapid response team. The team would go into action as soon as soon as any new Ebola cases popped up. He said that he is absolutely confident that an Ebola outbreak in America can be prevented.
The President went out of his way to calm Americans. He wanted to reassure Americans the disease is not overly contagious. He did so by talking about his trip to the CDC in Atlanta. He met with the team from Emory University Hospital. He said he hugged and kissed several of the nurses who had direct contact with Ebola patients treated at the their hospital, Dr. Kent Brantly, & Nancy Writebol. He was confident it was OK to do so as the team at Emory followed protocol. He said it is a fact that protocol works as it has worked for decades.
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