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...
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,
china ongoing remain
We remain sobered by the ongoing transmission in Hong Kong, China and probably Singapore,
sorry year
We're sorry we have another frustrating year for some people.
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,
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.
country might produced vaccine
We might actually end up with the most-ever influenza vaccine produced in this country,
activity local seeing seven
We're seeing very sporadic activity in seven states, and local activity in one state.
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,
normal range seeing time within
what we're seeing is well within the normal range for this time of year.