Bioethicist: 10 Things America Can Do About Ebola

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NBC News: Bioethicist - 10 Things America Can Do About Ebola
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Given the growing concern about the national response to Ebola, President Barack Obama canceled a fund-raising trip to meet with his top advisers on the epidemic. The notion of a time-out to take stock is a good one since public fear over Ebola is causing turmoil for travelers, the stock market, nursing unions, college admissions officers and West Africans who have been living in the United States for decades.

So what would an ethics autopsy reveal about what has been done and what still needs to be done? Here are my top 10.

1. The best way to respond to Ebola is still to stamp out the epidemic in West Africa.
2. Ebola needs to be treated in the U.S. with an expert, regional response.
3. Let's figure out what quarantine means.
4. Americans should go first.
5. We will use experimental drugs, vaccines and treatments in a compassionate manner.
6. Spend time outing and debunking nonsense.
7. Get us a surgeon general.
8. Spend more money on infectious diseases.
9. There is no reason to panic and there still won’t be as the next 10 or 20 cases appear in the United States.
10. Get a flu shot.

Thoughts?