Rand Paul Calls for ‘Quarantine’ of Countries Struck by Ebola
U.S. Senator Rand Paul speaks at the Defending the American Dream Summit sponsored by Americans For Prospertity at the Omni Hotel on August 29, 2014 in Dallas
Photograph by Mike Stone/Getty ImagesRand Paul, who is one of many potential Republican presidential candidates in 2016 but the only ophthalmologist in Congress, suggested to his fellow doctors and medical professionals Monday that it might be a good idea to "quarantine" countries struck by Ebola.
"If quarantine works within a country, maybe countries should be quarantined for a certain period of time," he said to applause at the Chicago convention of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. "We could still send medical supplies and help to them, but if they're coming to visit their cousin or their aunt, couldn't they wait a couple months?"