Washington D.C. - So, the US slaps a travel ban on the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan because of, you know, EBOLA. And the Left? Full-blown meltdown. Apparently, wanting to NOT DIE is now a microaggression. Newsflash: It's called border security, snowflakes, and it's kind of important when there's a hemorrhagic fever outbreak.

The ban, affecting non-US citizens who've been in those countries within the past 21 days, is causing all sorts of pearl-clutching. The usual suspects – Africa CDC – are whining about how it's gonna hurt feelings and economies. Yeah, well, Ebola hurts a lot more, trust me. Plus, I’m pretty sure the DRC football team will survive missing a World Cup game, or two. Call me insensitive, but I value American lives over soccer.

Africa CDC says "Such measures can create fear, damage economies, discourage transparency, complicate humanitarian and health operations, and divert movement toward informal and unmonitored routes – potentially increasing public health risks rather than reducing them.” Translation: 'Wah! You're making it harder for us to virtue signal!' Look, I get it – nobody wants to be seen as 'racist' or 'isolationist.' But maybe, just maybe, a little isolationism is what we need right now. Especially when the alternative is letting a deadly virus waltz right in.

This whole thing is a perfect example of woke priorities gone wild. The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which is responsible for this outbreak, has no vaccine. Apparently, our 'global health innovation' is a bit slow on the uptake when it comes to diseases that mostly affect Africa. Shocker. But instead of focusing on that, we’re busy debating whether or not a travel ban is 'inclusive' enough.

Dr. Githinji Gitahi, CEO at Amref Health Africa, is crying about "solidarity." Quote: "Travel bans don’t stop viruses, they stop solidarity. The fastest way to protect everyone is to invest in outbreak control at the source, not isolate the affected. Africa needs partnership, not punishment.” Okay, Dr. Gitahi, but what if 'the source' ain't exactly doing a bang-up job controlling the outbreak? Are we just supposed to sit here and take it? I think not.

Uganda’s information minister, Chris Baryomunsi, is calling the ban an 'overreaction.' “We’ve handled cases of Ebola at other epidemics for a number of years,” he says. “There is capacity within the country to contain these epidemics.” Good for you, Chris. But I still prefer to be cautious, considering it isn't your citizens dying.