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...
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It is too early to tell if it's SARS. Anyone with pneumonia and a travel history is going to be under investigation. ... If you've not gone there, don't be concerned about it at this point.
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It's a problem that is having an unusually high human toll this year,
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It's a vulnerable population, and the last thing they need to deal with in the context of all the other difficulties is a flu outbreak.
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We expect we'll have time for most people to receive their vaccine.
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The potential for infecting large numbers of people is great,
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We are preparing for the possibility of infectious diseases that could be spread under conditions of crowding in shelters,
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We remain sobered by the ongoing transmission in Hong Kong, China and probably Singapore,
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We're sorry we have another frustrating year for some people.
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what we're seeing is well within the normal range for this time of year.
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By unmasking the 1918 virus we are revealing some of the secrets that will help us predict and prepare for the next pandemic.
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In addition to food safety, the emphasis on hand hygiene and common practices to prevent spread has just been enormous. I was in the Astrodome, and there was just a long row of sinks that had been brought in to help people wash their hands, help the health care workers wash their hands. Also, the people staying there are being given those hand-cleaning products that contain gels and so forth.
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If you can't establish that a child has been vaccinated, then vaccinate. We can't take chances.
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If you haven't left the city yet, you must do so,
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This year's flu season is not off to an aggressive start. We have less flu in the country than we did this time last year,