Media Advisory
| May 3, 2007 | Contact: CDC Press Office |
CDC Issues Interim Guidance for the Use of Facemasks and Respirators in Public Settings During an Influenza Pandemic
- Transcript
- Listen to the Briefing
- UPDATED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: B-roll available from Crawford Communications immediately following the press briefing. Also The Interim Guidance for the Use of Facemasks and Respirators in Public Settings will be available at http://pandemicflu.gov/
- INTERIM GUIDANCE ISSUED FOR THE USE OF FACEMASKS AND RESPIRATORS IN PUBLIC SETTINGS DURING AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC
Press Release May 3, 2007
| Who: | Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director CDC |
| WHEN: | Thursday, May 3, 2007 |
| WHY: | To address questions and issues surrounding the use of masks and respirators by the general public during a pandemic. |
| WHERE: | Parking is available in the Building 19 parking deck located on CDC Parkway. Media should arrive at the CDC by 11:30 AM. Media must present photo ID for access. |
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 Crawford Communications at 678-421-6604 to make arrangements for broadcast feed.
LISTEN-ONLY AUDIO WEBCAST
This briefing will also be audio webcast. To listen LIVE online: http://www.cdc.gov/media
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The guidance document, graphics and a full transcript of this teleconference will be available following the briefing on the CDC web site at http://www.cdc.gov/media
###
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Page last modified: May 3, 2007
