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John Cornyn: “There's a concern long term that [Ebola] can replicate and…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 00:49

The good news is that right now it can only be transmitted by bodily fluids, and given the proper protocols and procedures, such as we've seen observed here in Dallas, it should be contained. But certainly There's a concern long term that [Ebola] can replicate and eventually become airborne. which would be very, very serious. Just within the last hours we're taping this, federal officials have said they were going to begin temperature screenings of passengers coming in from West Africa at five different airports. (00:49–00:55)

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Asserts a potential future risk of Ebola becoming airborne.

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