Dr. Gerberding
Dr. Gerberding
answer hand problems tough
These are really tough problems, and we don't have an answer we can hand you in a cookbook.
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This really is the first credible evidence of a biological basis for chronic fatigue syndrome. It reflects the remarkable confluence of a number of scientific advances that are coming to bear on a problem of great importance to many people in the U.S. It's an important step forward in the field of chronic fatigue syndrome research.
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We've got to get a vaccine supply that we can count on. We've got to get more and better antiviral drugs. And we've got to have every single link in our public health system as strong as it can be so we can detect this problem and do the things at the local community level that we need to do to save lives.
information problem suggest
We have no information to suggest any problem with the vaccine.
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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.
current good ongoing situation widespread
Our current situation now is not a good situation. We have these ongoing and widespread outbreaks.
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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.
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We have more than 1,000 cases reported from eight states, and we also have additional cases undergoing investigation in seven more states.
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We're watching a very specific virus move very quickly through a very large population of birds and continuously evolve. That's worrisome.
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We know the virus is changing. We're watching little mutations occur all the time -- that's what flu viruses do.
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I don't think we were expecting it to be so dramatic so quickly this year. We just didn't feel it was responsible to wait three more days during a holiday weekend to let clinicians know.
help quench
We will do everything we can to help quench it at its source.
against best protection
The best protection against the mumps is the vaccine.