A press conference on Thursday at the National Press Club will feature U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and experts from HHS, the CDC, the NIH and the FDA. They will provide updates and give perspective on the H1N1 outbreak and discuss the next phase of the response to the pandemic.
WHO:
- Kathleen Sebelius, HHS Secretary
- Thomas Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director of CDC
- Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
- Margaret Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs, FDA
- Jesse Goodman, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Scientist and Deputy Commissioner for Science and Public Health, FDA
- Nicole Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H., Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, HHS
- Anne Schuchat, M.D. (RADM, USPHS), Assistant Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service (USPHS), Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), CDC
- Robin Robinson, Ph.D., Director of the Biomedical Advance Research and Development Authority (BARDA), HHS
- Bruce Gellin, M.D., M.P.H., Director, National Vaccine Program Office, HHS
WHEN:
Thursday, December 17, 2009, 9:45 a.m. EST
WHERE:
The National Press Club
The Murrow Room
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045
TELECONFERENCE:
Media should RSVP to HHS Public Affairs at media@hhs.gov or 202-690-6343. Media who are unable to attend the event may ask questions via teleconference: Participants Toll Free: 888-205-6705, Participants Passcode: 8932646. The press conference will also be Webcast live at www.Flu.gov.