niman Posted February 25, 2020 Report Posted February 25, 2020 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.
niman Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Posted February 25, 2020 AUDIO https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/t0225-cdc-telebriefing-covid-19-update.mp3
niman Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Posted February 25, 2020 Rapidly evolving and expanding Community spread: Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand
niman Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) Spread in US Not if but when Edited February 25, 2020 by niman
niman Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Posted February 25, 2020 Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) CDC documents available
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niman Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Posted February 25, 2020 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
niman Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Posted February 25, 2020 Funding concerns Have been preparing for Pandemic for years Never prepared for everything Surprises are expected This pandemic could be bad
niman Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Posted February 25, 2020 40 PCR positives repatriated from Diamond Princess
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