Kinda a couple weeks late........
http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/health/2014/10/06/perry-announces-infectious-disease-task-force/16807813/
AUSTIN -- At a press conference Monday in Austin, Gov. Rick Perry announced the creation of the Texas Task Force on Infection Disease Preparedness and Response, a group aimed to prepare for pandemic disease such as the Ebola virus in Texas.
Perry named Dr. Brett P. Giroir as director of the task force, with Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Dr. Kyle Janek and Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner Dr. David Lakey serving on the task force as well.
Other members of the task force include doctors, professors and representatives for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Education Agency.
Perry also called on federal officials to implement screening procedures at all U.S. points of entry. Screeners would take the temperature of travelers and conduct other assessments to determine their overall health.
He says the task force will develop rapid-response plans when an outbreak is confirmed in the state.
http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/health/2014/10/06/perry-announces-infectious-disease-task-force/16807813/
AUSTIN -- At a press conference Monday in Austin, Gov. Rick Perry announced the creation of the Texas Task Force on Infection Disease Preparedness and Response, a group aimed to prepare for pandemic disease such as the Ebola virus in Texas.
Perry named Dr. Brett P. Giroir as director of the task force, with Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Dr. Kyle Janek and Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner Dr. David Lakey serving on the task force as well.
Other members of the task force include doctors, professors and representatives for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Education Agency.
Perry also called on federal officials to implement screening procedures at all U.S. points of entry. Screeners would take the temperature of travelers and conduct other assessments to determine their overall health.
He says the task force will develop rapid-response plans when an outbreak is confirmed in the state.