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Thompson Adds Another Layer To Ebola Fight

Florida Senate

Ever wonder who was wearing those panties or bikini bottoms before you pulled them off the rack? Senator Geraldine Thompson, a Democrat from Orlando, thinks you should. She’s sponsoring a bill that encourages wearing a layer of protection before you try them on.

“With Ebola being transmitted through perspiration and bodily fluids and coming into contact with those kinds of fluid, I think it is something that needs to happen.”

Tompson’s bill requires shoppers to keep their clothes on while trying on under garments or to wear disposable shields. It doesn’t say what kind of penalty violators face.

A Miami native, former WFSU reporter Jim Ash is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience, most of it in print. He has been a member of the Florida Capital Press Corps since 1992.