Media Advisory
CDC to Discuss First State Preparedness Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Contact: CDC Division of Media Relations |
| Who: | Julie L. Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H; Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Richard Besser, M.D., Director, CDC Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response |
| Why: | The telebriefing will provide background and highlights from CDC’s first public health emergency preparedness report on state preparedness efforts. The embargoed report can be found at: http://emergency.cdc.gov/secure/feb08phprep Login: btsecure Password: $protect12 **Preparedness report and briefing information is embargoed until 2 p.m. EST, Wednesday, February 20** |
| When: | Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11 a.m., ET Brief remarks followed by Q&A. |
| DIAL-IN: | Media: 888-795-0855 Listen Only: 877-918-9236 International: 517-308-9364 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 media availability will also available via listen-only audio web cast at www.cdc.gov/media/ .
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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Content Source: Office of Enterprise Communication
Page last modified: February 19, 2008
Page last modified: February 19, 2008
