Julie Gerberding
Julie Gerberding
Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H., is an American infectious disease expert and the former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionand administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry...
aware cases expect looking
As clinicians become more familiar, more aware of what we're looking for, we would expect to see more cases just because there are more cases being diagnosed.
country largest seen
This actually is the largest outbreak of mumps that we have seen in this country in more than 20 years.
challenge children doses optimistic seniors
What we need to do is get them where we need them the most, that's our challenge right now, ... But we're very optimistic that the seniors and very young children and those who need the doses will be able to get them.
against asking available best doses groups patients people priority protect provide vaccine
We're asking those who provide influenza to give the first available doses to people in our priority groups ... Getting an influenza vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and your patients against this disease,
identified strain
We haven't identified anything about this strain that's different from strains in the other areas.
becoming health political sorry
I'm sorry that this is becoming a political issue. This is really a health issue,
help next predict prepare revealing secrets virus
By unmasking the 1918 virus we are revealing some of the secrets that will help us predict and prepare for the next pandemic.
addition brought care common contain emphasis food given hand health help hygiene people practices prevent products row spread staying wash workers
In addition to food safety, the emphasis on hand hygiene and common practices to prevent spread has just been enormous. I was in the Astrodome, and there was just a long row of sinks that had been brought in to help people wash their hands, help the health care workers wash their hands. Also, the people staying there are being given those hand-cleaning products that contain gels and so forth.
fine line
It's a fine line between outbreak or epidemic,
anyone concerned early gone history pneumonia travel
It is too early to tell if it's SARS. Anyone with pneumonia and a travel history is going to be under investigation. ... If you've not gone there, don't be concerned about it at this point.
doses last people picture plenty time unlike
the big picture this year, unlike last year, is that there are plenty of doses and plenty of time for people to get vaccinated.
biggest challenge hurricane people services
The biggest challenge of all is going to be maintaining the chronic-care services to the people who had them before the hurricane ever hit,
against best hope protection seen successful work
The best protection against the mumps is the vaccine. We have seen that work successfully in the past. So we hope that will be successful this time.
chronic fatigue field forward step syndrome
This is a very important step forward in the field of chronic fatigue syndrome research.