February 25, 20206 yr comment_16633 Media Advisory For Immediate Release Tuesday Feb. 25, 2020 Contact: CDC Media Relations (404) 639-3286 CDC Media Telebriefing: Update onCOVID-19 What The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update to media on the COVID-19 response. Who Nancy Messonnier, M.D., Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases When 11:30 a.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 Dial-In Media: 800-857-9756 International: 1-212-287-1647 PASSCODE: CDC MEDIA Non-Media: 888-795-0855 International: 1-630-395-0498 PASSCODE: 3896719 Important InstructionsDue to anticipated high volume, please plan to dial in to the telebriefing 15 minutes before the start time. Media: If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending. TRANSCRIPTA transcript will be available following the briefing at CDC’s web site:www.cdc.gov/media. Report
February 25, 20206 yr Author comment_16634 AUDIO https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/t0225-cdc-telebriefing-covid-19-update.mp3 Report
February 25, 20206 yr Author comment_16635 Rapidly evolving and expanding Community spread: Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand Report
February 25, 20206 yr Author comment_16636 Spread in US Not if but when Edited February 25, 20206 yr by niman Report
February 25, 20206 yr Author comment_16637 Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) CDC documents available Report
February 25, 20206 yr Author comment_16639 Preparations have been made for influenza, Now applying plans to COVID Report
February 25, 20206 yr Author comment_16640 Kits delays No backlog at CDC Commercial kits coming online Report
February 25, 20206 yr Author comment_16643 Preparing for Mitigation (hard to distinguish COVID from other resp diseases without accurate PCR test) Report
February 25, 20206 yr Author comment_16644 Congress briefed on possible severe pandemic CDC increasingly concerned about community spread Don't know severity or when In other countries outbreak has moved quickly Report
February 25, 20206 yr Author comment_16645 Funding concerns Have been preparing for Pandemic for years Never prepared for everything Surprises are expected This pandemic could be bad Report
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