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...authorities warn them not to panic (as President Obama has done), people may make worse decisions. They feel more frightened - not less - and wonder what they don't know that might make them panic. "Never tell people not to worry. That's really, really bad," Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director of the CDC, said at a recent government flu conference. "You can tell immediately in the body language, if you've ever said that to someone. When they do this" - he leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms over his chest - "then you lost 'em." (See five things...
...people in 22 countries--including 642 in the U.S., where two people have died from it--and the world was still officially on the brink of a pandemic, the mood had cooled considerably at CDC headquarters in Atlanta. "We're not out of the woods," said Dr. Richard Besser, the CDC's acting director, but "we are seeing a lot of encouraging signs...
...Sick pigs and sick people, a virus in Mexico and an infection in New Zealand--in a globalized world, microbial threats that seem far away can be on our doorstep in hours. "As a global community, we are only as strong as our weakest link," says the CDC's Besser. If we want to prevent the next pandemic--or at least survive it--we need to remember that...
...people going on the Web finding information on flu to predict where flu is taking place?" asks Dr. Richard Besser, acting head of the CDC. "Looking back, it is helpful. The question is, Looking forward, can you see that? We are open, and continually looking at various approaches for early detection. The sooner we detect a problem, the sooner we can detect and implement protective measures...
...Besser: What's really gratifying is to see the incredible work going on at CDC and around the country and to see that the efforts that have been undertaken are paying off and they are paying off in terms of the impact on people's health and lives...