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In response to growing criticism, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines for states to deal with people entering the U.S. from Ebola-stricken countries. Meanwhile, a 5-year-old boy tested negative for the virus in a New York hospital. Jericka Duncan reports from New York.
President Obama notes that all seven Americans treated for the virus have survived, and he commends New York's steady response to a new diagnosis.
As government officials ramp up efforts to slow the Ebola virus, the CDC schooled a large group of healthcare workers on updates to treatment protocol. The increased measures are aimed at workers who perform high-risk procedures such as dialysis. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
The CDC demonstrated new Ebola guidelines for thousands of healthcare workers Tuesday morning during a training session in New York. The new steps include repeated training for workers and protective gear that leaves no skin exposed. CBS News' Alison Harmelin reports.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still does not know exactly how two nurses at Dallas Presbyterian Hospital became infected with the Ebola virus, but what the agency does know is that the old guidelines did not work to protect them from the virus. Manuel Bojorquez reports on the new recommendations.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a change to their guidelines for health care workers treating Ebola patients. They are now recommending that no skin be exposed. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the latest developments.
Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, tells Dr. Tom Frieden, the head of the Centers for Disease Control, that the U.S. should not be allowing people to travel to the U.S. from Ebola-stricken countries in West Africa.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said for weeks that the U.S. is ready to contain Ebola, but after two nurses contracted the disease from a sick patient in Dallas, the government is now changing its tone. Mark Strassmann reports from Atlanta.
President Obama acknowledged breakdowns in the healthcare system that led to the transmission of Ebola to two Dallas nurses, and gaps in communication that allowed the second nurse to fly commercially. Major Garrett reports.
A Dallas neighborhood is on edge after Nina Pham, a nurse who helped care for Thomas Eric Duncan, tested positive for Ebola. Hazmat crews began the process of decontaminating Pham's apartment. Officials still aren't sure how she contracted the disease. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Learning the CDC protocols for safely dealing with an Ebola patient requires a fair amount of training. Nurses and health care officials worry that they are insufficiently prepared. In an effort to increase preparedness, the CDC is ramping up training across the country. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook discusses the protocols for containing and treating the Ebola virus in the U.S.
Dr. Tom Frieden, the head of the Centers for Disease Control, discusses the second Ebola case in Texas.
Ben Mutzabaugh, an editor at USA Today, joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss the CDC's new screening procedure for Ebola set to roll out at five U.S. international airports.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Dr. Tom Frieden warned that Ebola could be the "world's next AIDS." CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the comments as well as the threat the virus poses to airline workers.
The World Health Organization says more than 200 workers have died trying to curb the Ebola outbreak. Mark Strassmann has an inside look a the training medical workers receive before heading overseas.
With an estimated 200 health care workers dying from Ebola, the CDC is making sure American health care workers follow proper safety protocols. Classes simulate conditions seen in actual Ebola treatment centers, and provide trainees a realistic look at the challenges they may face. Mark Strassmann reports.
At the Centers for Disease Control headquarters in Atlanta, Ebola experts are using Twitter to inoculate the public against ignorance. The CDC's social media team has been bombarded with questions about the disease since the arrival of two Ebola patients in the U.S. in September. Don Dahler reports.
Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how the agency is working to keep Ebola from spreading in the United States.
President Biden has set a new goal of administering 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses by the end of April. It comes as at least 20 states are reporting a rise in new cases. As CBS News' Mola Lenghi reports, officials say the variant first found in the U.K. may be to blame. Then, Dr. Len Horovitz, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with his insight.
Concerns of a potential Ebola outbreak in the U.S. surface after an Ebola patient was originally turned away from a Texas hospital. Dr. David Agus joins the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts to discuss the threat of the virus spreading.
Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the risks and reality of Ebola transmission in the wake of the first diagnosed case in the U.S.
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson faced a barrage of bipartisan criticism Tuesday, and admitted that her agency had failed its mission. And news surfaced of a recent new security breach involving the president. Bill Plante reports.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control said a patient in a Dallas hospital has been diagnosed with Ebola. This is the first time the disease, that has claimed thousands of lives in West Africa, has been diagnosed in the U.S. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1.4 million people in West Africa could be infected with the Ebola virus by January if efforts to stop the disease are not intensified. Charlie Rose reports.
