New quarantine rules: CDC trying to out-Trump Trump. And that’s making people jumpy…..
February 2nd, 2017“….Under the old rules, the CDC’s authority was primarily limited to detaining people entering the country or crossing state lines. The agency was also limited to quarantining people who had one of about a dozen diseases, including cholera, diphtheria, tuberculosis, plague, smallpox and yellow fever.
Yet even then, the CDC rarely exercised these powers and generally deferred to state and local health officials.
With the new rules, the CDC would be able to detain people anywhere in the country without getting approval from state and local officials.
The agency could also apprehend people to assess their health if they are exhibiting medical problems such as a high fever, headache, cramps and other symptoms that could be indicative of a dangerous infectious disease…..”