Quotations

«We expect we'll have time for most people to receive their vaccine.»

«People who place large orders for vaccine tend to get preferential treatment by distributors. This is a market distribution problem that's difficult to fix from a government perspective.»

«Day by day, we are winning the war against cancer.»

«One of the most significant concerns from a public health perspective is that we know a lot of children who are overweight grow up to be overweight or obese adults, and thus are at greater risk for some major health problems.»

«We don't want volunteers to flood in a discordant way.»

«But any time you have this kind of crowding and people under stress, we have to be concerned.»

«There will be some people who may not be able to get vaccine who really need it.»

«We are cautiously optimistic that at least in some parts of the country, influenza may have peaked. But there's still plenty of flu out there, and we're still encouraging people with flu-like illness who meet the criteria for concerns or complications to be sure and seek medical attention if they do develop the illness.»

«We certainly learned last year that there are always some uncertainties in dealing with influenza.»

«We know that our ability to effectively communicate, along with our skills in using computers and other information technologies, are very important in our efforts to improve people's health and well being. With these initial investments in four new Centers of Excellence, we hope to identify new tools, approaches, and strategies for managing health records, bringing together disease information from different places, understanding the questions and concerns of patients, and educating people about ways to improve their health. The more we learn about when and how to use health communication and electronic information systems, the better able we'll be to meet the needs of people in the community.»