CDC Director to host media briefing on recent resurgence of measles in the United States - Media Advisory
For Immediate Release: Monday, December 2, 2013 Contact: Media Relations (404) 639-3286
What
CDC will host a live media briefing at CDC to discuss the renewed spike of measles in the U.S. and its continued threat to health security.
Who
Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Peter Strebel, M.B.Ch.B., M.P.H., Accelerated Disease Coordinator, Immunizations, Vaccines and Biologicals Department, WHO. Alan Hinman, M.D., M.P.H., Director for Programs, Center for Vaccine Equity, Task Force for Global Health Samuel Katz, M.D., Wilburt Cornell Davison Professor and Chair Emeritus of Pediatrics,
Duke University Medical SchoolWhen
Thursday, December 5, 2013, at 12:30 pm (ET)
Where
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE Atlanta, GA 30329 Tom Harkin Global Communications Center (Building 19), Press Room
For directions to CDC, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/museum/visitor.htm
SPECIAL NOTE: Reporters who wish to attend the media briefing must send RSVP to Laura Bellinger, public affairs specialist, CDC's Division of Public Affairs, at lbellinger@cdc.gov or contact CDC’s main press office at 404-639-3286 by noon on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Reporters who RSVP will be guaranteed access.
DIAL-IN:
Media: 888-795-0855 Non-Media: 800-369-1917 Toll-Free: 630-395-0353 PASSCODE: CDC Media
Important Instructions 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.
TRANSCRIPT A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at CDC’s web site: www.cdc.gov/media.
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