Media Advisory

Update on the Novel Influenza A H1N1 Virus and New Findings Published Today

What:

CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to provide an overall update on the novel Influenza A H1N1 virus and to discuss a recently published article in the journal Science.

Who:

Anne Schuchat, M.D., Interim Deputy Director for Science and Public Health Program
Nancy Cox, Ph.D., Chief, Influenza Division, NCIRD

When:

Friday May 22, 2009 at 1 p.m. ET

Dial-In:

Media: 888-795-0855
Listen Only: 800-369-1174
INTERNATIONAL: 1-312-470-0031
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.

Listen-Only Audio Webcast

This press briefing media will also be available via listen-only audio web site at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=59343. We strongly encourage non-media participants to use the webcast.

Inquiries:

Please direct all media inquiries regarding the Swine Flu outbreak to one of the following e-mail boxes:

• MediaOutbreak@cdc.gov (All print and web inquiries)
• RadioOutbreak@cdc.gov (All radio interview requests)
• TVOutbreak@cdc.gov (All television interview requests)

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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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES