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We are in a much better situation than we were since the beginning of this pandemic, one of the big uncertainties we face going forward is the virus itself. It hasn’t settled into a predictable pattern. It continues to evolve.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
We didn’t need to have this level of death and devastation, but we’re dealing with it, and we are doing our best to minimize the impact going forward.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
We’re just not utilizing [vaccines] most effectively around the world. I mean 30% of the world still has not received a single vaccine. in every country in the world, including in the US, we’re missing key demographics.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
We're not calling this Deltacron, that's not terminology that we are using.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
I’m struck by how people actually are wearing masks wearing a mask below your chin is useless. And it gives you a false sense of security that you have something on that is protecting you. It will not ... Basically, we are asking everyone to play a part in this.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We understand that people are concerned. The good thing is that we have monitoring systems around the world to detect these variants very quickly. This variant was detected a few weeks ago, and already scientists are sharing research with us, information with us, so that we can take action, what's really important as an individual is to lower your exposure.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
What's really important as an individual is to lower your exposure, these proven public health measures have never been more important : distancing, wearing of a mask, making sure that it's over your nose and mouth with clean hands, making sure you avoid crowded spaces, be in rooms where there's good ventilation, and when it's your turn, get vaccinated.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
We learned from the report that... if you look at the trends in influenza-like illness, in excess mortality, it's clear that there was circulation of this virus earlier, that there was likely widespread circulation in December. That's really, really important, the area of work in the report that wasn't covered in detail was the lab, and the lab audit, and the lab hypothesis.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
In the context of virus variants, increased social mobility, social mixing, inappropriate use of public health and social measures and inequitable vaccine distribution, we’re in a very dangerous situation, it’s becoming more and more challenging and we’re moving further away from the end of this pandemic than we should be at this point in time.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
We're playing a very dangerous game with this virus right now, what worries us is that the longer this spreads the more opportunities it has to change.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
We've seen countries bring this virus to its knees, without vaccination, we have the tools at hand right now to actually bring this virus under control.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
It will be quitedifficult if somebody is infected with either COVID-19 or the flu and they have a flu-like illness or cold-like symptoms.
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
This is a respiratory pathogen and so it is important that what we know fits into the guidance that we have, which is why a comprehensive package of interventions are required to be able to stop transmission, this includes not only physical distancing. It includes the use of masks where appropriate in certain settings, specifically where you can't do physical distancing, and especially for health care workers.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
These are areas that we are concerned about because, as we know, as you know, when this virus has an opportunity to really take hold it can grow very, very quickly, any one of these could really take hold and take off very, very quickly and we have seen how this virus affects vulnerable populations, and that's a big worry of ours.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
All of our guidance that was out before we did that press conference was about limiting exposure to people and to prevent transmission, particularly in health care settings.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
As you know this is a virus that is transmitted through droplets and these are little pieces of liquid, when they come out of an infected person and individual, they go a certain distance and then they settle... in that situation, in health care facilities, it's very important that health care workers take additional precaution.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
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