Showing posts with label U.S. EBOLA CASES. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

READOUT: PRESIDENT'S MEETING ON EBOLA RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS IN U.S.

FROM:  THE WHITE HOUSE 
October 13, 2014

Readout of the President’s Meeting on the Domestic Preparedness and Response to EbolaThe President met this afternoon with members of his public health and national security team to receive an update on the response to the diagnosis of a second Ebola case in Dallas, Texas. The President was briefed on the status of the investigation into the apparent breach in infection control protocols at the Dallas hospital and remedial actions underway to mitigate similar breaches in the future. Secretary Burwell and Dr. Frieden described the surge in personnel and other resources to Dallas to assist in the investigation as well as other measures to heighten awareness and increase training for healthcare workers throughout the country. The President reinforced that this investigation should proceed as expeditiously as possible and that lessons learned should be integrated into future response plans and disseminated to hospitals and healthcare workers nationwide.

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