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New CDC Vaccine Coverage Data and NFID Survey Reveal
Low Public Awareness of Seasonal Influenza Severity,
Underscore Need for Increased Vaccination

NEWS CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

Wednesday, October 4, 2006
10:00 a.m. Eastern

Press Release

Facts About Influenza Influenza Editorial Calendar Facts About Antivirals
Survey Results Summary Influenza Immunization by State Pneumococcal Immunization by State
NFID Media Resources Facts About Pneumococcal Disease CDC Recommendations
Online Influenza Media Resource Guide Adult Immunization Schedule Child Immunization Schedule

Flu Vaccine Business Practices Initiative


BIOGRAPHY: WILLIAM SCHAFFNER, MD
Vice President, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases & Professor and Chairman, Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

BIOGRAPHY: JULIE GERBERDING, MD, MPH
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

BIOGRAPHY: MARK B. MCCLELLAN, MD, PhD
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

 

BIOGRAPHY: DANIEL B. JERNIGAN, MD, MPH

Deputy Director, Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

BIOGRAPHY: WILLAM G. PLESTED, III, MD

President, American Medical Association & Private Practice Physician

 

BIOGRAPHY: JULIA A. MCMILLAN, MD, FAAP

Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics & Professor of Pediatrics, Vice Chair for Pediatric Education, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

BIOGRAPHY: SUSAN J. REHM, MD

Medical Director, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases & Vice Chair, Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic


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