Certainly we know we've got a lot more to do, but this marks a significant advancement forward for preparedness in Arizona. |
Flu season is pretty much over. |
I know we got hit pretty hard here in the health department with a lot of upper respiratory infections. |
It's hitting us much earlier this year. We don't know where this is going, but it's definitely spiking, definitely on the upward trend, but we don't know when it will peak. |
It's just the overall significance of the impact of such a large-scale emergency ... We can't be stuck in the old Katrina model where we're not prepared. |
The activity is definitely intense and intensifying. |
We don't know what the likelihood of that occurring is. |
We know it's not going away any time soon. We're just urging people to be prepared. |
We think the worst is still yet to come. |
We're kind of looking at this now as 'the year' for valley fever. Over the past couple of months, it has really been the most dramatic increase that we've ever documented. |