To: Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of HHS, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Dr. Raj Shah, USAID Administrator, General David Rodriguez, Co...
PETITION FOR REVISED RESTRICTIONS ON ALL INCOMING TRAVEL WHICH MAY CONTAIN POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS...
In the wake on significant concerns surrounding the screening of infected person(s) traveling from Liberia, more stringent controls be in place during this Public Health Emergency of International Concern (WHO, August, 2014).
The Ebola virus has reached unprecedented epidemic proportions in West Africa, and has been joined by another unrelated concurrent outbreak in the Congo.
Despite recognizing the combined effort of the global health communities to prevent this current epidemic of the Ebola virus reaching pandemic status, the disease was unfortunately brought here to the United States by an individual infected with the Zaire strain of the Ebola virus who legally entered our country from the West African nation of Liberia, where Ebola is rampant threatening health, peace, stability, and the economic prosperity of the citizens of the United States of America.
We understand many of our own citizens of the United States of America and military personnel have a right to return following deployment to these outbreak areas, we must ensure they also must return in such a manner to minimize any potential transmission, in accordance with the international standard as well as community Standard of Care here in the United States of America.
WE AGREE with GENERAL RODRIGUEZ that, "Prior to redeploying service members back home, we will screen and identify anyone who faced an elevated risk of exposure. We take all necessary steps to minimize any potential transmission, in accordance with the international standards that our medical professionals have given us."
WE AGREE with HOMELAND SECURITY LISA MONACO that: "The most effective way to go about controlling this is to prevent those individuals from getting on a plane in the first place."
WE AGREE Infectious disease outbreaks are a national security priority.
WE AGREE the escalating Ebola epidemic in West Africa highlights the necessity to establish global capacity to prevent, detect and rapidly respond to biological threats of any origin."
WE AGREE they threaten peace, stability, and the economic prosperity of our world; the consequences of not acting are unfathomable.
WE AGREE to stand together with our West Africa partners to end the Ebola epidemic, and to communicate with clarity we need to accelerate our global capacity to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to disease threats like Ebola and other infectious disease outbreaks – before they turn into epidemics."
WE AGREE that a biological threat such as Ebola anywhere is a biological threat everywhere, and it is the world’s responsibility to respond as one.
SUMMARILY,
WE, THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HEREBY REQUEST that all agencies of the United States Government to be redirected to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the following, but not limited to:
1. Immediate ban on all incoming commercial passenger aircraft, ambulatory person(s) crossing international borders into the United States of America, sea travel, and other means within the construct of this PETITION who may possess, contain, or be infected by Potentially Infectious Material and Persons originating from a country or state experiencing an outbreak of the Ebola virus; and
2. US government provide for a designated Landing Zone (LZ) military hospital facility appropriately designed, staffed, and constructed to accept incoming authorized persons traveling from those areas within the last 30-45 days for monitoring no less than 21 days; and
3. Not restrict humanitarian relief agencies, US military personnel, and authorized person(s) involved in the delivery of necessary aid and assistance traveling to and returning home from the affected countries to the extent limited to (1) above.
References:
1. Executive Order 13295, April 4 2003 section 1(a)
2. Global Health Security Agenda on February 13, 2014
3. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO THE EBOLA EPIDEMIC IN WEST AFRICA, 10/3/2014
4. Declaration of Public Health Emergency of International Concern (World Health Organization, August, 2014)
5. Pathogen Safety Datasheet for Ebola
Authored by and in conjunction with the Ebola Preparedness team by RA Perez-Ricketson and N. Duke-EPWAV
*Please contact us to print this petition and get it out in the public for signatures. Also for factual information regarding Ebola please join us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/297130027159349/ *
The Ebola virus has reached unprecedented epidemic proportions in West Africa, and has been joined by another unrelated concurrent outbreak in the Congo.
Despite recognizing the combined effort of the global health communities to prevent this current epidemic of the Ebola virus reaching pandemic status, the disease was unfortunately brought here to the United States by an individual infected with the Zaire strain of the Ebola virus who legally entered our country from the West African nation of Liberia, where Ebola is rampant threatening health, peace, stability, and the economic prosperity of the citizens of the United States of America.
We understand many of our own citizens of the United States of America and military personnel have a right to return following deployment to these outbreak areas, we must ensure they also must return in such a manner to minimize any potential transmission, in accordance with the international standard as well as community Standard of Care here in the United States of America.
WE AGREE with GENERAL RODRIGUEZ that, "Prior to redeploying service members back home, we will screen and identify anyone who faced an elevated risk of exposure. We take all necessary steps to minimize any potential transmission, in accordance with the international standards that our medical professionals have given us."
WE AGREE with HOMELAND SECURITY LISA MONACO that: "The most effective way to go about controlling this is to prevent those individuals from getting on a plane in the first place."
WE AGREE Infectious disease outbreaks are a national security priority.
WE AGREE the escalating Ebola epidemic in West Africa highlights the necessity to establish global capacity to prevent, detect and rapidly respond to biological threats of any origin."
WE AGREE they threaten peace, stability, and the economic prosperity of our world; the consequences of not acting are unfathomable.
WE AGREE to stand together with our West Africa partners to end the Ebola epidemic, and to communicate with clarity we need to accelerate our global capacity to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to disease threats like Ebola and other infectious disease outbreaks – before they turn into epidemics."
WE AGREE that a biological threat such as Ebola anywhere is a biological threat everywhere, and it is the world’s responsibility to respond as one.
SUMMARILY,
WE, THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HEREBY REQUEST that all agencies of the United States Government to be redirected to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the following, but not limited to:
1. Immediate ban on all incoming commercial passenger aircraft, ambulatory person(s) crossing international borders into the United States of America, sea travel, and other means within the construct of this PETITION who may possess, contain, or be infected by Potentially Infectious Material and Persons originating from a country or state experiencing an outbreak of the Ebola virus; and
2. US government provide for a designated Landing Zone (LZ) military hospital facility appropriately designed, staffed, and constructed to accept incoming authorized persons traveling from those areas within the last 30-45 days for monitoring no less than 21 days; and
3. Not restrict humanitarian relief agencies, US military personnel, and authorized person(s) involved in the delivery of necessary aid and assistance traveling to and returning home from the affected countries to the extent limited to (1) above.
References:
1. Executive Order 13295, April 4 2003 section 1(a)
2. Global Health Security Agenda on February 13, 2014
3. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO THE EBOLA EPIDEMIC IN WEST AFRICA, 10/3/2014
4. Declaration of Public Health Emergency of International Concern (World Health Organization, August, 2014)
5. Pathogen Safety Datasheet for Ebola
Authored by and in conjunction with the Ebola Preparedness team by RA Perez-Ricketson and N. Duke-EPWAV
*Please contact us to print this petition and get it out in the public for signatures. Also for factual information regarding Ebola please join us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/297130027159349/ *
Why is this important?
To stop, prevent more cases and end the Deadly Outbreak of Ebola