While the risk of the situation is very low, we're not taking any chances and we're doing everything we can to make sure that there is no threat to human health.
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So we're getting off to a bit of a slow start, ... That gives us a little more time to get those doses out there.Julie Gerberding
Fortunately, this year the flu season is not off to an early start, and there is plenty of time for people to get their shots,
Julie Gerberding
That is something that we're evaluating very carefully to determine whether or not there's anything about this particular flu strain that's preferentially affecting children or causing more severe disease in children, ... We don't know the answer to the question yet. It is common for children to develop severe influenza and for deaths to occur in every flu season, unfortunately, so it will take us some time to figure that out.
Julie Gerberding
It hasn't reached what we call the epidemic threshold status yet, in terms of deaths from influenza-like illness. But we won't be surprised if that happens given the pattern emerging right now.
Julie Gerberding
Today, CDC has followed suit and has published the sequence of the virus.
Julie Gerberding
What we need to do is get them where we need them the most, that's our challenge right now, ... But we're very optimistic that the seniors and very young children and those who need the doses will be able to get them.
Julie Gerberding
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