Poll: Pretty Much Everybody Wants Airport Screening for Ebola

The good news from this morning’s Washington Post/ABC News poll on ebola: two-thirds of Americans are confident that the federal government and local health infrastructures can handle ebola.

However, the same number is also concerned about a widespread ebola epidemic in the United States, and 43% believed they or a family member could personally contract the virus.

All of which explains the other notable findings: a whopping 91% believe the TSA should be screening air travelers from west Africa, while 67% support restricting travel from the affected region to the United States. Overall two-thirds believed the U.S. could be doing more to combat the virus’ spread in the U.S.

The public is split on President Barack Obama’s response to the virus, which is a back massage compared to some of his other numbers.

[h/t Washington Post]

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