Congressman Bennie Thompson urges balance between caution and reassurance on #Ebola

In battling Ebola, fighting panic is as critical as containing virus

Lawmakers and other public officials have attempted to walk a fine line between urging caution and vigilance against the disease and reassuring a jittery population.

“I often urge my colleagues not to use our positions of influence to promote fear in the public,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., at a congressional field hearing in Dallas on the United States’ preparedness late last week. “While it is proper to have serious concerns about the Ebola virus, it would be irresponsible to foster a narrative that an Ebola epidemic in the United States is imminent.”

Aljazeera America
10/16/14