This comparative information is extremely important because it is an indication that we as a nation have not achieved optimal health. |
This is concerning to all of us the health-care community and should be of equal concern to all Americans. We must find ways to reverse this negative trend. |
This is mosquito country. There is the risk of explosive breeding of mosquitoes, as well as rats and rodents. |
What often happens in a situation like this is people latch onto very concrete things, like buying vaccine. That's not readiness. That's stockpiling. We have got to have first responders who know what their role is, people who can get shots into people's arms quickly, and hospitals who can handle patients. |
You don't have to get 100 percent compliance. As long as you get representative samples of all of the various groups, the bird surveillance serves as an early warning system for us. |