Mike Leavitt Holds a News Teleconference On the Department of Health and Human Services' Pandemic Flu Plan
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Mike Leavitt Holds a News Teleconference On the Department of Health and Human Services' Pandemic Flu Plan
SECRETARY LEAVITT HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES' PANDEMIC FLU PLAN
NOVEMBER 2, 2005SPEAKERS: MIKE LEAVITT, U.S. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESDR. JULIE GERBERDING, DIRECTOR, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION DR. ANTHONY FAUCI, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASESDR. BRUCE GELLIN, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL VACCINE PROGRAM OFFICECHRISTINA PEARSON, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESALEX AZAR, DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESWILLIAM RAUB, PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES[*] PEARSON: Hello. Thank you, everyone, for joining us today on the conference call. We are here today to answer your questions about the HHS pandemic influenza plan that was released this morning.You should have received materials. They were e-mailed to you. But if you did not, please, you can access all of them at www.pandemicflu.gov.Before we begin, I just want to tell you who we have here today with us. We have Secretary Mike Leavitt. We have Dr. Julie Gerberding of the CDC, Dr. Tony Fauci of NIAID, Dr. Bruce Gellin of the National Vaccine Policy Office. We have Deputy Secretary Alex Azar and Dr. William Raub of the Emergency Preparedness Office. Mr. Secretary?LEAVITT: Thank you, and good morning.Our purpose is to speak of pandemics and our national pandemic plan. Just a word about pandemics themselve...See the full content of this document
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