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Tomorrow (Tuesday Sept 28th,2010) the CDC will broadcast a live video event on their Flu.gov website.
Tuesday, Sept 28 at 12:00 PM EDT
2010 Flu Season: A Look Ahead
Participants:
- Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, US Dept of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Howard Koh, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Secretary for Health, HHS
- Anne Schuchat, M.D., Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease, CDC, HHS
Dr. Anne Schuchat should be familiar to most of my readers, as she personified the calm voice of reason during many of the CDC’s press conferences last year during the pandemic.
You can read her accompanying blog at the link below:
2010 Flu Season: A Look Ahead
September 24, 2010
By Anne Schuchat, M.D., Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
For many people, fall is a time to tune into sports, tackle new projects, and even plan for the holidays. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—CDC—wants to remind you it also means flu season is on its way. Last year’s 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic hit many hard, and should act as a reminder of just how unpredictable flu can be. It can attack even healthy people, and it can send children and adults to the hospital. The first and most important step in protecting against the flu is to get a flu vaccine each season, and CDC recommends that everyone 6 months of age and older be vaccinated.
