CDC Telebriefing: National Update on Measles

WHAT:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will discuss the latest measles case counts in the United States—and the importance of on-time vaccination and being vaccinated to protect against measles before international travel—as part of National Infant Immunization Week.

WHO:

• Alex Azar, HHS Secretary
• Brett Giroir, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health
• Robert Redfield, CDC Director
• Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director, CDC
• Nancy Messonnier, Director, CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

WHEN:

Monday, April 29, 2019, at 10:00AM, ET

DIAL-IN:

Media: 888-390-1048
Non-Media: 888-889-4956
INTERNATIONAL: 1-630-395-0198
PASSCODE: CDC MEDIA

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

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 will be available following the briefing at CDC’s web site: www.cdc.gov/media.

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