WHO:

Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director, CDC
Dr. John Agwunobi, Assistant Secretary for Health, HHS
Representatives from the National Influenza Vaccine Summit and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

WHAT:

Update on Influenza Vaccine Supplies and Vaccination Efforts

WHEN:

Monday, November 13, 2006
12:30 p.m. ET
Brief remarks followed by Q&A.

WHERE:

CDC
1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta
Building 19, enter via CDC Parkway

Parking is available in the Building 19 parking deck located on CDC Parkway. Media should arrive at the CDC by 12:00 p.m. Media must present photo ID for access.

Media who cannot attend in person can listen and ask questions by toll-free conference line. The briefing will begin promptly; media should dial in a few minutes before the start of the conference.

Dial-in: 1-888-795-0855
Passcode: CDC Media

Important Instructions: If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. To withdraw your question, press *2. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

BROADCAST ACCESS

Call Tony Masciantonio at Crawford Communications at 678-421-6604 to make arrangements for broadcast feed of the briefing. B-roll and sound bites will also be available through Crawford.

LISTEN-ONLY AUDIO WEBCAST

This briefing will also be audio webcast. To listen LIVE online: http://www.cdc.gov/media

TRANSCRIPT

A full transcript of this teleconference will be available following the briefing at the CDC web site.