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...
china ongoing remain
We remain sobered by the ongoing transmission in Hong Kong, China and probably Singapore,
expect people receive time
We expect we'll have time for most people to receive their vaccine.
large numbers people potential
The potential for infecting large numbers of people is great,
conditions diseases infectious preparing spread
We are preparing for the possibility of infectious diseases that could be spread under conditions of crowding in shelters,
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,
call deaths emerging epidemic given happens pattern reached status surprised terms threshold
It hasn't reached what we call the epidemic threshold status yet, in terms of deaths from influenza-like illness. But we won't be surprised if that happens given the pattern emerging right now.
crystal likely scenario
I don't have a crystal ball, but I'd say the most likely scenario right now is we'll see it spread,
hurricane remember
I think it is really important to remember that when this hurricane was coming, we actually didn't know where it was going to go,
chronic fatigue field forward step syndrome
This is a very important step forward in the field of chronic fatigue syndrome research.
time water
This water is not going away any time soon.
common-sense able pandemics
If we do the kind of common-sense public health measures we know work, we ought to be able to stop it from being a global pandemic,.
sorry year
We're sorry we have another frustrating year for some people.
activity local seeing seven
We're seeing very sporadic activity in seven states, and local activity in one state.
followed published sequence suit
Today, CDC has followed suit and has published the sequence of the virus.