CDC update on widespread flu activity

Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 1, 2018

Contact: Media Relations
(404) 639-3286

What
CDC will provide an update on the current flu season.

Who
Anne Schuchat, M.D., RADM, USPHS, Acting Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dan Jernigan, M.D., M.P.H., CAPT, USPHS, Director, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

When
Friday, February 2, at 11:00 a.m. ET

Dial-In
Media: 888-795-0855
Non-Media: 800-779-2638
International: 1-210-234-0009
PASSCODE: CDC Media

Important Instructions
Media should dial in a few minutes before the start of the conference. 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 CDC’s web site: www.cdc.gov/media.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES