I would feel better about the work of the CDC on this if they didn't have 3 serious breaches of containment discovered in the past three months. Most seriously in my opinion being the discovery of "misplaced" small pox samples from decades ago. Given we were repeatedly given 100% assurances that the only remaining virus were in well protected labs. (The fact that the samples were almost assuredly nonviable makes me feel a little better but does not excuse it)
I agree that having the US take care of its sick citizens is comparable to having a ballerina who was raised in a acrobat family carry your coffee (the highest dexterity you can imagine). However safe it probably is, a spill is still possible. We have all rolled 00 at some point in our lives.
edit: I guess the small pox was viable
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/11/health...und-nih-alive/