Commentary: Ebola is raging again — and the US is not ready
by Joe Lieberman and Tom Ridge, Chicago Tribune
Sep 10, 2019
3 minutes
Five years ago, the Ebola virus broke through inadequate public health systems in West Africa and spread throughout the world. America was lucky. Only a few cases traveled here, but the U.S. government also did not respond as we had reason to expect.
Despite assurances that our country would be able to handle such a serious disease, our public health agencies and health care institutions made some serious mistakes.
The Centers for
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