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> But according to Lewis and his sources, then-CDC Director Robert Redfield refused to test them, saying it would amount to doing research on imprisoned persons

> But according to Lewis and his sources, then-CDC Director Robert Redfield refused to test them, saying it would amount to doing research on imprisoned persons. NPR doesn't understand informed consent? I'm shocked. The CDC could have offered testing, and perhaps it did. But forcing people to undergo a medical procedure — yes, a test is a medical procedure, and a particularly invasive one since it involves giving up personal information — to avail themselves of the right to come home is unconscionable. (ETA, because I thought of a way this could be uncharitably misinterpreted: Enforced quarantine for those who do not test would have been, while heavy-handed at the time, nevertheless morally and ethically acceptable. But I promise you the headline would have been "Xenophobic Trump puts more people in cages!")

monksy 5y ago
Theres nothing stopping the border from creating this restriction for entry. It's an emergency situation, and there are other medical requirements for entry into the US.
xadhominemx 5y ago
No, that would not have been the headline, and even if it were, when did a bad headline ever stop Trump from doing something?
notJim 5y ago
There may be some nuance I'm missing, but in fact the US currently has this requirement. > Effective January 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require all air passengers two years of age and over entering the United States (including U.S. citizens and Legal Permanent Residents) to present a negative COVID-19 test, taken within three (3) calendar days of departure , or proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days. There are exemptions for emergencies and such, but otherwise it seems entirely possible to require people to get a negative COVID test. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/covid-testing-required-us-entry.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/...
- handmodel 5y ago
  Yeah I don't get this. There have been medical requirements to travel to and from some international destinations for decades. I can understand why you may or may not be in favor of that for Covid - but it is completely within legal (and I'd say ethical) ground to do mandatory test, require vaccinations, require quarantines, etc.
- nradov 5y ago
  There is a thriving business in counterfeit negative COVID-19 test results. At this point for international travel they're largely just pointless pandemic theater. Just like the useless and inaccurate contact free temperature sensors.
handmodel 5y ago
I don't really get your point. To travel to the US now (or at least recently) from various countries you are expected to be tested and quarantine. Sure - we don't imprison you but it is technically required. What Lewis is describing of the CDC policy is not requiring this.

monksy 5y ago

Theres nothing stopping the border from creating this restriction for entry. It's an emergency situation, and there are other medical requirements for entry into the US.

xadhominemx 5y ago

No, that would not have been the headline, and even if it were, when did a bad headline ever stop Trump from doing something?

notJim 5y ago

There may be some nuance I'm missing, but in fact the US currently has this requirement. > Effective January 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require all air passengers two years of age and over entering the United States (including U.S. citizens and Legal Permanent Residents) to present a negative COVID-19 test, taken within three (3) calendar days of departure , or proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days. There are exemptions for emergencies and such, but otherwise it seems entirely possible to require people to get a negative COVID test. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/covid-testing-required-us-entry.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/...

handmodel 5y ago
Yeah I don't get this. There have been medical requirements to travel to and from some international destinations for decades. I can understand why you may or may not be in favor of that for Covid - but it is completely within legal (and I'd say ethical) ground to do mandatory test, require vaccinations, require quarantines, etc.
nradov 5y ago
There is a thriving business in counterfeit negative COVID-19 test results. At this point for international travel they're largely just pointless pandemic theater. Just like the useless and inaccurate contact free temperature sensors.

handmodel 5y ago

I don't really get your point. To travel to the US now (or at least recently) from various countries you are expected to be tested and quarantine. Sure - we don't imprison you but it is technically required. What Lewis is describing of the CDC policy is not requiring this.