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MANCHESTER, N.H. Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said the government isnt taking Ebola as seriously as it should be while stumping today in New Hampshire for Scott Brown.

Paul addressed supporters at Browns campaign headquarters in Manchester, saying he was lending his support to the former Bay State senator in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen so Republicans can secure a majority in the Senate.

He faulted the Obama administration for its handling of Ebola fears.

I think claiming that we know everything about it or claiming that its not very transmissible is a mistake, Paul told the Herald. The government was telling us, Oh it takes direct bodily fluid contact. Well, they then say that direct contact is standing 3 feet from someone. Most people dont think that thats direct contact.

Brentwood, N.H., resident Lois Deyoung, 68, who attended the event, agrees.

I have a serious fear about it, Deyoung said. This Ebola one frightens me because the presidents not willing to shut down the borders.

Rand wouldnt go as far as shutting down the borders, but he said they do need to be more secure. He said the administration should consider halting flights to and from West Africa.

I think that theyve been so concerned about not hurting anybodys feelings that they really havent treated this as seriously as they could, Paul said. We could still give humanitarian aid, stuff going over there but I think if youre coming here to visit your cousin, your aunt, your uncle, it could wait a couple months, and it could be less likely then.

But Harvard Global Health Institute Director Ashish Jha said thats unrealistic.

I think its a good idea until you really think about it, Jha said. People going to Liberia with American ties, theyll go through a third country. Theyll lie, and theyll come back in with Ebola, and well have no idea.

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