HHS official defends US Ebola response, quarantine plan in Kenya

In an interview with Scripps News, Admiral Brian Christine, Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, discusses the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, efforts to keep the virus out of the United States, and plans for a quarantine facility in Kenya for potentially exposed American citizens. He also addresses travel restrictions, screening measures, concerns raised by the World Health Organization and questions about whether an American doctor currently being treated for Ebola overseas would be allowed to return to the U.S. once recovered. ------------------------------------- Follow Scripps News on other platforms— Join our newsletter at https://bit.ly/2q1tepr Follow us on Facebook:   / scrippsnews   Follow us on X: https://x.com/scrippsnews Follow us on Instagram:   / scrippsnews   Follow us on TikTok:   / scrippsnews