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Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: December 12, 2007
Contact: Division of News & Electronic Media, Office of Communication
(404) 639-3286

CDC and FDA Advise Public of Vaccine Recall

Who:

Dr. Anne Schuchat, Director, CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Dr. Norman Baylor, Director, FDA Office of Vaccine Research and Review

Why:

Telebriefing to discuss Merck(c) Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine recall.

When:

Today, Wednesday, December 12, 2007
5 p.m., EST
Brief remarks followed by Q&A.

Dial-In:

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LISTEN-ONLY AUDIO WEBCAST

This briefing will also be audio webcast. To listen LIVE online, please visit http://www.videonewswire.com/cdc/42594/reg.html

TRANSCRIPT

A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at the CDC web site at www.cdc.gov/media.

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