Sunday Roundup
This week proved Ebola panic spreads much, much faster than the disease itself -- with the former needing only contact with cable news, talk radio, social media, or political ads to proliferate. But with President Obama appointing an Ebola czar on Friday, we can question our preparedness without legitimizing the fear-mongering. As Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, told HuffPost's Sam Stein, without a "10-year slide in research support, we probably would have had a vaccine in time for this that would've gone through clinical trials and would have been ready." What will it take to put an end to the short-sighted gutting of scientific research in the name of deficit reduction?
sunday roundup week prove ebola panic spread fast disease need contact cable news talk radio social medium political ad proliferate president obama appoint ebola czar friday q USA ion preparedness legitimize fear monger dr francis collins director national institutes health tell huffpost sam stein year slide research support probably vaccine time go clinical trial ready end short sighted gutting scientific research deficit reduction