We have to find the balance between informing and inflaming, to inspire people to prepare, not to panic. |
We have vendor representations that they can deliver, as part of our stockpiling effort, 20 million courses by the fourth quarter of 2006 and up to 81 million courses by the summer of 2007, |
We need a vaccine, |
We received expressions of vigorous support from the vaccine industry, their willingness to aggressively help us prepare, ... We talked about the need for short-term and long-term preparations, talked about the importance of a vigorous domestic vaccine market and the need for us to be planning not just for the H5N1 (the bird flu virus), but for the long-term prospect of a pandemic. |
We very clearly believe the states should contribute to this, ... The actual percentage that they contribute, we're open to discussing on how we do that. |
With or without Oprah, it will still need to be a good show. But her endorsement is a very big deal. |