Border agency says it’s doing all it can to stop children from dying from flu. Others aren’t so sure
CNNCNN — Despite reassurances from the federal government, some members of Congress say they worry migrant children won’t be safe from the flu this season. A scathing CDC report In its 10-page report, which was issued in January, CDC experts wrote that border patrol agents lacked training to identify acutely ill migrants, and that there were “limited” options for isolating sick migrants. “With inadequate DHS medical infrastructure, illness in the border patrol facilities stresses both the border patrol staff and the community medical infrastructure.” An official with CBP who is familiar with the agency’s medical infrastructure questioned whether the CDC experts were holding border patrol authorities to the right standard. “That’s why we need very strong oversight by Congress.” Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team. “We’re currently re-looking at those medical protocols to see where we can improve and every single day we’re trying to improve the medical care that we provide,” he said.
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