hospital where he was found to have 103 degree fever. there s no mention of a flu test ever being given to him. at the hospital, he was diagnosed with the common cold and released. he went back into detention at 11:00. he was brought back to the hospital because he was sicker and he was pronounced dead at 11:48 p.m. the infectious disease experts had another question. why would you send a child who had a 103 degree fever back into detention. they said it wasn t good for him and it wasn t good for the other people at that detention facility. they said a child with that level of fever should not have been sent back. back to you. elizabeth, thank you. elizabeth, thank you. mr. sandee, thanks for joining us today. border protection official describes these facilities, overcrowded and understaffed. i m wondering, do they have the tools to deal with this influx?
we re also learning new information about that 8-year-old boy from guatemala who died, this coming from the new mexico medical investigators. what you have learned? reporter: this new information was released to us earlier today. they did lung swabs as well as national swabs and he tested positive for influenza b. initially cpb said the child was diagnosed with a common cold and he was released from the hospital, even though he had a 103 degree fever. we understand he was never tested for the flu. this is part of the evaluations that the medical professionals are doing. the family is waiting for a cause of death and they may have to wait an extraordinarily long time. the autopsy could take between six and 12 weeks to find out the cause of death, the second child to die in a month. thank you. let s talk about all of these
secondly, this boy was sent back to a crowded detention center, or i should say a detention center. many are crowded, with a 103 degree fever. he had just had a 103 degree fever, and he was sent back to a detention center. it s not great health care for him, and what about for everyone else who was there? flu can spread like wildfire, and you re sending a child who just had a 103-degree temperature back to a detention center with many other people. the third question that experts have, kate, is they want to know were these children or really anyone else, vaccinated upon entrance. vaccinating people is very, very easy. it is not expensive. and it s very effective. were they vaccinated for the flu when they were admitted to these centers or for any other contagious disease that could save lives? a lot of questions still. great to see you. thank you very much. in california, the manhunt for a suspected cop killer is getting more intense as we speak. police officer was shot early wedne
correspondent elizabeth cohen joins me now. what are the experts you ve talked to saying about how things are being done for the children coming across the border? the infectious disease experts i m talking to are saying that simply is not true, that there were some very simple and obvious medical steps that could have been taken here. this boy was taken to the hospital with signs of the flu. the border protection people were very clear about that. he had possible signs of the flu. but from what we re told, he was not given a flu toast. so without that test, he didn t get treatment for the flu and he was sent back to the detention center. so not only is that bad for this boy, obviously in this tragic situation, but he then went back to a detention center where he could ineffefe infect other peo. this boy had a 103 degree fever. at my child s school, we don t let a child back in school after they had a 103 degree fever but he was let back into a detention
discharged from the hospital when he had 103 degree fever. they diagnosed him with a cold. we know the medical decisions will be part of this inspector general investigation. i asked at one point this week could it be medical malpractice. they wouldn t go there. there s certain legal meanings. now we ve got a congress coming in. not just in the case of this boy and of the child who died earlier this month but also in the ways dhs is set up to deal with this vulnerable population. we re seeing a number of children rising, those coming with their parents and without, and these border stations weren t set up to deal with them. they were set up to deal with adult men. that s one thing the secretary will look at. julia, thank you. i want to get to john now who was the acting director of u.s. immigrations enforcement, i.c.e.