, a have recovered, one has passed away. There have been nine in america. 13,005 hundred and west africa. The situation is serious. It means that all of government has to respond in a way to do so. My strong suggested principles of this, first we must fight the disease at its epicenter in west andca, in liberia, guinea sierra leone. We also want to look at countries near these areas where it has not spread. We want to use the expertise of the department of state, usaid, nih, fda, any Government Agency that can play our role in making the world, with africa, and america safe. That is what we want to do. The second principle is we must protect america. We must do it at our points of entry. Finally, we need to utilize the best science and a ploy of Public Health agencies in a way that is effective. That is for the cdc, our state and local Health Departments, scientists developing vaccines and treatments at nih and approving their safety and efficacy at fda. As we look at what government w
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