New protocols for healthcare workers, airport screenings

Name: New protocols for healthcare workers, airport screenings
Uploaded: 2014-10-21T23:25:07Z
Duration: P376S
Description: The Department of Homeland Security has directed travelers entering the U.S. from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to five airports for further screening before entering the country. The new travel protocol comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new safety plans for healthcare workers. Gwen Ifill speaks with Dr. Thomas Frieden of the CDC.

Clip: 10/21/2014 | 6m 16s

The Department of Homeland Security has directed travelers entering the U.S. from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to five airports for further screening before entering the country. The new travel protocol comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new safety plans for healthcare workers. Gwen Ifill speaks with Dr. Thomas Frieden of the CDC.

Aired: 10/21/14

Rating: NR

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