It took Ebola to show up in New York city for authorities to finally confront the issue of quarantining high risk travelers from West African countries. Both New York Governor Cuomo and New Jersey Governor Christie have decided to buck the White House, which has been claiming for weeks that a quarantine wouldn't work, and require travelers exposed to be quarantined for three weeks. The policy is not voluntary. The Hill: Anyone considered “high-risk” for Ebola flying into New York or New Jersey will be quarantined for three weeks, the states’ governors announced Friday. “A voluntary Ebola quarantine is not enough. This is too serious a public health situation,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said during a late afternoon press conference with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R). The federal government already stipulates that passengers arriving from Ebola-affected areas self-monitor their temperature every day for three weeks. Under...(Read Full Post)