Barack Obama made a point of shaking hands with every one of the medical workers gathered for a White House photo-op today as he hailed the work of Ebola-exposed health care professionals. The president thanked the 'hero' doctors and nurses for their work in West Africa and insisted that they must be treated with dignity and respect. He conceded, though, that Americans will 'likely see more cases' of the disease, which kills more than half of those diagnosed. A series of controversies have erupted, most visibly in New Jersey, surrounding the difficult question of whether Americans who work with Ebola patients overseas should be forcibly quarantined upon their return.
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Doctors and nurses, including some who could be incubating the disease, appeared in East Room photo-op with the president
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President shook hands with everyone on stage during White House reception about disease that can be spread through sweat
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'We don't run and hide when there is a problem ... ‎'We can't hermetically seal ourselves off'
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Obama 'a little frustrated' by 'people talking about American leadership' but then 'running in the opposite direction and hiding under the covers'
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Seen as dig at Chris Christie over nurse Kaci Hickox's quarantine but New Jersey gov is defiant over handling of case
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Ronald Klain, the White house 'Ebola czar,' was in attendance but continued his streak of days on the job without making public comment
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@placeholder Ebola Response Coordinator Ronald Klain, a former chief of staff to two vice presidents whose lack of a medical background has made him a political punching bag, attended the photo-op