DeLauro calls negative Ebola result 'great news'

NEW HAVEN - U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-3, released the following statement today on the news a possible Ebola case at Yale-New Haven Hospital has come back negative in preliminary tests.

Further tests will be done tomorrow to confirm that initial result.
“The preliminary negative result is great news," DeLauro said.
"Credit needs to be given to Mayor Harp, Yale-New Haven Hospital, city and state health officials, and police, fire fighters and emergency responders who have been involved. But we must not allow this to lower our defenses. Every precaution needs to continue to be taken when a possible case arises. I will continue to stay in close communication with state and federal officials to ensure that our guard is up and Connecticut is prepared for whatever may happen in the future.

DeLauro is the senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the CDC and National Institutes of Health. She has called for that subcommittee to hold a hearing on budget cuts to those agencies in light of the ongoing Ebola outbreak and has yet to receive a response.

More information on the cuts can be found here.



This is a press release from DeLauro's office.