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Ed Markey: What do you think the big problem was, Doctor? Why did they not see it? Why was it not--why was the alarm bell not…

On the recordApril 6, 2016
What do you think the big problem was, Doctor? Why did they not see it? Why was it not--why was the alarm bell not ringing so loudly that they did not respond?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey seeks to understand the failures in the Ebola response.

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