Chris Christie defends mandatory Ebola quarantines: The CDC 'will come around'

Chris Christie defends mandatory Ebola quarantines: The CDC 'will come around'

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) on Sunday defended his state's mandatory Ebola quarantine policy, saying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would "eventually come around to our point of view on this."

Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Christie said the CDC's Ebola protocols have to date been a "moving target." And he rejected the assertion that mandatory quarantines may do more harm than good, saying the risk to public health was too great to take any chances.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.