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Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: July 18, 2012
Contact: CDC Division of News and Electronic Media
(404) 639-3286

CDC Telebriefing: Pertussis Epidemic in Washington State - 2012

What

CDC will host a telebriefing to provide updates on increases of pertussis cases in the United States and the epidemic in Washington State.

When

Thursday, July 19, 2012 at noon (ET)

Who

Dr. Anne Schuchat, director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Mary Selecky, secretary, Washington State Department of Health

Dial-In

* Please dial in 10 to 15 minutes before the start of the press conference.

Media: 888-795-0855
Non-Media: 800-369-1605
INTERNATIONAL: 1-630-395-0331
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 the CDC web site at www.cdc.gov/media.

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