All the other catastrophes we've had in the world in recent years at the very most put screen doors on our borders. This would seal shut a six-inch steel door. |
Anyone could experience this very severe, life-threatening illness, |
At this point, we're woefully short in vaccines and antibiotics. The [U.S.] public health infrastructure is but a shell of what it needs to be able to respond. And public health has continued to be overlooked in most of the kinds of funding that have occurred to date, in terms of trying to prepare us for terrorism. |
Charles Darwin could not have set up a better genetic re-assortment laboratory if he tried. |
Clearly this is the No. 1 public health issue on the radar screen. |
Don't emphasize what you can buy, emphasize what you can get your hands on. If it happens tonight, how do you deal with order? |
Farmers need to understand that their livelihood is at risk just because of what this would do to the world economy. |
How do you provide food, water ... basic security for the population? |
I am convinced with the advent of an early winter in the Northern Hemisphere in just six short months, we will see a resurgence of SARS that could far exceed our experience to date, |
I don't think Maurice really believed this, ... Maurice was always provocative. |
I think that potentially neuraminidase inhibitors may work if you are already on them as prophylaxis (prevention), |
I think that this particular report really signifies the first time that anyone from within the financial world, when looking at this issue, kind of had one of those 'Oh my God' moments. |
If this projection is correct, we have every reason to believe that this disease may show up in multiple U.S. cities as we continue to travel around the world in unprecedented numbers and speed. |
In 1918, even among the very young and the very old, there was a ten-fold increase in deaths, ... There was a 1,000-fold increase in young adults. |
In a pandemic, it's not clear what they would eat, or where they would eat. People may take in less calories, but they've still got to eat. |