MAGA senator dismisses Ebola risk in anti-vaccine rant

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson dismissed the need for Ebola vaccines, arguing federal health agencies are orchestrating mass vaccination campaigns targeting Hantavirus and Ebola. During a LindellTV interview with Cara Castronuova, Johnson claimed Ebola generally snuffs itself out and can be controlled through basic quarantine procedures, contradicting scientific evidence. The FDA-approved Ebola vaccine Ervebo demonstrated 100 efficacy in clinical trials during the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak, which killed over 11,000 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC. Ebola case fatality rates range from 25 to 90, according to the World Health Organization, or WHO. Johnson warned that FIFA tourists could introduce Ebola to the United States, but simultaneously rejected vaccine preparedness. The WHO declared an Ebola public health emergency on May 17, tied to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda outbreaks. The current Ebola strain lacks an approved vaccine, contradicting Johnson's dismissal of preparation measures.The U.S., Mexico, and Canada implemented coordinated travel screening for World Cup visitors.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.