Warning: Constant ABSPATH already defined in /home/flanews/public_html/wp-config.php on line 34
Capitol News Service » Blog Archive » Ebola Answers?

Welcome to

Capitol News Service

Florida's Best Political Coverage on Television

 


 


 


Recent Posts

RSS Quote of the Day

  • Charles Baudelaire
    "Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation."
  • Wilson Mizner
    "The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away."
  • Benjamin Disraeli
    "Silence is the mother of truth."
  • H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
    "Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness."

Ebola Answers?

October 28th, 2014 by flanews

Following an executive order requiring monitoring for people coming back to Florida from Ebola stricken countries, the State’s Senate President wanted some answers.  As Matt Galka tells us, the Governor continues to press the issue on Ebola, but the state’s Department of Health remains silent.

Florida’s Governor remained confident the state could handle a case of Ebola if it came to that. A conference call briefing allowed Rick Scott to continue taking charge on the health scare.

While the Governor has put his face on Ebola preparedness for the state, we haven’t heard from the state’s top doctor.

“During the Governor’s briefing, there will be a telephone number that will be emailed to each of our Senate and House representatives,” said Senate President Don Gaetz. The media did not receive the number to talk to the Surgeon General.

We have been asking the Department of Health about Ebola since August. We again asked for an interview on Tuesday. Again we were told the Surgeon General wasn’t available.

State Representative Alan Williams says Floridians aren’t hearing enough from health officials.

“I haven’t heard a lot from the Department of Health. I’ve been communicating with them but, obviously, the Governor’s running for re-election. So any chance you get to look like a leader, you take it,” said Williams (D-Tallahassee).

Williams is hosting an Ebola town hall Tuesday night to address his constituent’s concerns. Legislators from around the state were encouraged to pass on information from the conference call to Floridians in their parts of the state.

There are no confirmed cases of Ebola in the state and no one considered to be at high risk of contracting the virus.

Posted in State News | Comments Off on Ebola Answers?

Comments are closed.

copyright © 2016 by Capitol News Service | Powered by Wordpress | Hosted by LyonsHost.com