That's a good thing because it gives us time to get the vaccine out there. |
The best protection against the mumps is the vaccine. We have seen that work successfully in the past. So we hope that will be successful this time. |
the big picture this year, unlike last year, is that there are plenty of doses and plenty of time for people to get vaccinated. |
The biggest challenge of all is going to be maintaining the chronic-care services to the people who had them before the hurricane ever hit, |
The disease is spread from face-to-face contact with known cases of SARS, ... So the average traveler is not going to be at risk. |
The issue this year is not vaccine shortage, however, there are some locations where physicians have not received vaccine because it was purchased from [manufacturer] Chiron or they were not first in line, ... We are sorry for what is going on in some doctors' offices. We're asking people to be patient. |
The late 50s and early 60s are a crucial time to focus on disease prevention. It's never too late to adopt a healthy lifestyle to enjoy a longer, healthier life. |
The mayor ordered an evacuation for a very good reason, |
The potential for infecting large numbers of people is great, |
The specter of pandemic influenza is very frightening to people, ... It does remind people of the importance of influenza as an illness ... and in the long run may result in people being motivated. |
The water is full of sewage, ... cooperate with the evacuation effort and leave. |
There is no firm dividing line between what is an epidemic and what is not an epidemic, but I think, when you look at a map that shows widespread influenza activity in 36 states, that we regard it -- from a common-sense perspective -- as an epidemic. |
There will be some people who may not be able to get vaccine who really need it. |
These data indicate that the magnitude of the problem is larger than we once thought, |
This actually is the largest outbreak of mumps that we have seen in this country in more than 20 years. |