Dr. Gerberding
Dr. Gerberding
best impact invest others possible programs resources time
We're doing the same thing others are doing. We have to look at opportunities for us to invest resources to have the best possible impact and at some programs that have been around for long time that may not be doing as well.
costs economic expanding financial healthier help impact injuries longer people reduce science states united
The financial and economic impact of injuries in the United States is serious. However, by expanding our science-based, injury-prevention programs, we can drastically reduce these costs and even more importantly help people live longer and healthier lives.
against best protection
The best protection against the mumps is the vaccine.
affected college community context continue either extension families people spend students surprised time
We will not be surprised if we see more people affected either in college context or as students spend time with their families or with their community friends. We will continue to see an extension of this outbreak into the community level.
certainly complete cycle
We certainly will not see a complete end of mumps when this cycle is broken.
care facilities fewer flu half health hospitals people pose risk serious workers
Currently, fewer than half of health care workers get vaccinated for flu each year. When people who work in hospitals and health care facilities don't get vaccinated, they can pose a serious risk to their patients.
answer hand problems tough
These are really tough problems, and we don't have an answer we can hand you in a cookbook.
issue media
This is not media hype. This is a real issue for us.
current good ongoing situation widespread
Our current situation now is not a good situation. We have these ongoing and widespread outbreaks.
case seen
A lot of clinicians have never seen a case of mumps.
electronic health recall until
Until we have electronic health records, we're going to have to do this the old-fashioned way, by Mom's recall sometimes.
information problem suggest
We have no information to suggest any problem with the vaccine.
cigarette continues costs financial health impose million provide quit reduce smoking support toll tools
Cigarette smoking continues to impose substantial health and financial costs on individuals and society. If we want to significantly reduce the toll in this decade, we must provide the 32 million smokers who say they want to quit with the tools and support to do so successfully.
black boxes emerge takes time
But it really takes a lot of time and a lot of money. There are a lot of black boxes out there where something could emerge and we won't be able to find it.