CDC Pandemic Protection
The citizens are suffering from the CDC's careless actions.
Harmful Hopes
Due to the CDC's mistakes the people in America are suffering in various different ways. The CDC's actions have also recently been hurting people in Africa by giving them false hopes for a possible vaccine for the Ebola virus.
The CDC
The CDC is currently run by Dr. Tom Frieden who has recently been in question for how he is handling the Ebola crisis in America. Something needs to be done to help get the CDC back in the publics favor.
Severity of Pandemics
Pandemics such as Ebola and Malaria have been sweeping across Africa and infecting so many people which is leaving homes broken. What most people fail to realize is that researchers found, "two thirds of these cases could have been prevented," if the CDC was not careless (Global Health). The CDC has workers located in Africa that are failing to teach the people on how to take precautions when coming into contact with these viruses.
The CDC was Not Prepared
When Thomas Duncan was pronounced to have the Ebola virus the, "CDC admitted they weren't ready and said we let our guard down a little"(Reynolds). This is seen in their safety equipment that was first used in contact with Duncan which allowed two of the nurses caring for him to contract Ebola.
Victims of the CDC's Decisions
The CDC did not take the Ebola cases seriously in the beginning which led the disease to spread to the two nurses. "The two hospital workers who contracted Ebola were the victims of CDC safety guidelines which were too lax"(Preventing an Ebola Pandemic). The CDC has since made better equipment to care for patients, however, the first equipment should have been reviewed before it was used to insure there was no risk being taken.
Doctors are Not Being Quarintined
While it is a step in the right direction that the CDC is quarantining military personnel who are in Africa they are not paying attention to the American doctors who are also located in Africa. "The administrations refusal to quarantine doctors from Guinea, while the Pentagon simultaneously quarantines soldiers who have served in West Africa, indicates the confusion that is regnant on Pennsylvania Avenue"(Preventing an Ebola Pandemic).
Tom Frieden
Doctor Tom Frieden has been the director of the U.S. CDC since 2009. However, it could be time for him to step down due to his misguidance in regards to the Ebola pandemic. Frieden has left the people to question the CDC with how they are really offering protection from harmful diseases. The people need to work together to bring down Tom Frieden and replace him with someone who has more insight on how to properly fight diseases.
The CDC Needs New Priorities
Although the Ebola virus is critical disease at this point in time, it may not be as threatening as other diseases. "40 times as many people have died from basic hunger and 70 times as many Africans will have been killed by Malaria," rather than from Ebola thus far (Nelson). To gain the peoples trust again, the CDC could start working on cases such as these instead of just pin pointing Ebola.
The People Need to Take a Stand
The people of America should no longer support the CDC so that they will realize their actions are not in the publics best interest. If American citizens keep showing support by making donations for their research projects, then the CDC will never see their mistakes and continue harming the people.
What Can be Done
To insure a brighter future for America in terms of protection from diseases a petition needs to be created that establishes the peoples point of view towards the CDC's actions. The petition should enforce that Dr. Tom Frieden step's down so that the CDC will have a fresh start with a new director that knows what they are doing. The petition should also state that higher authorities will be allowed to overlook the CDC's projects and reinforce their procedures.