4 weeks ago [3] this is what President Obama said "the chances of an Ebola outbreak here in the United States are extremely low."
Today, having reassured Americans that "Ebola is not like the flu, it's not airborne," (despite experts' concerns that Ebola could indeed be aerogenically transmitted [4]) Obama stated that a "widespread outbreak of Ebola in the US is 'unlikely'"
From "Extremely Low" to "Unlikely"... in a month.
Additional points:
- *OBAMA SAYS CDC TO DEPLOY RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS FOR EBOLA
- *OBAMA SAYS LOCAL HOSPITALS NEED TRAINING ON EBOLA PROTOCOLS
- *OBAMA SAYS EBOLA `NOT LIKE THE FLU,' ISN'T AIRBORNE
- *OBAMA SAYS WIDESPREAD OUTBREAK OF EBOLA IN U.S. `UNLIKELY'
