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...
followed published sequence suit
Today, CDC has followed suit and has published the sequence of the virus.
flood people
What we don't want is for people to flood in in a disorganized way,
hope human sustained
What we don't have, and what we hope we never have, is sustained human to human transmission like we do with seasonal influenza.
certainly fast help lives people prepared protect save steps taking today
Frankly, we're not as prepared as we need to be. We're certainly doing more today than we were even two years ago so we're making fast progress. The steps we're taking now really will save lives and will really help us do more to protect people in the future.
prepared
Frankly, we're not as prepared as we need to be.
early flu people plenty season time year
Fortunately, this year the flu season is not off to an early start, and there is plenty of time for people to get their shots,
change soon sure
But, it's too soon to say for sure if there is any change in the pattern,
last people protect step stress tremendous
but for people under tremendous stress from the circumstances of the last days, we want to take every step to protect them.
people time
But any time you have this kind of crowding and people under stress, we have to be concerned.
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,
people reports seen
Right now in the shelters where most of the people are located we have seen sporadic reports of gastrointestinal illness,
develop immunity people represent severe
People who are compromised in immunity can sometimes develop severe infections with these bacteria. It does not represent an outbreak.
children concerns greater grow health major obese overweight perspective public risk thus
One of the most significant concerns from a public health perspective is that we know a lot of children who are overweight grow up to be overweight or obese adults, and thus are at greater risk for some major health problems.
contact late looking lots people
Lots of people are at risk. It's not too late to get vaccinated, ... And we really want people to keep looking for vaccine, to contact the providers.