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Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: January 11, 2013
Contact: Division of News & Electronic Media, Office of Communication
(404) 639-3286

CDC Update: Flu Season and Vaccine Effectiveness

What

CDC will host a telephone-only media availability to provide an update on influenza in the United States and to provide update on effectiveness of the influenza vaccine for 2012-2013 season.

Who

Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Joseph Bresee, M.D., Chief of the Epidemiology and Prevention Branch, Influenza Division, CDC

When

Friday, January 11, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. ET

Dial-In

Media: 888-795-0855
Non-Media: 800-369-1605
INTERNATIONAL: 1-630-395-0331
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.

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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