US - CDC cancelled last minute telebriefing about interim travel guidance for Zika virus 4 minutes before start - January 15, 2016

[sharon sanders]

I was offline for 2 hours this afternoon and missed this email with short notice of a Zika telebriefing. I have no idea why the CDC cancelled.

From: "Media@cdc.gov (CDC)"
To: MMWR-MEDIA@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: CDC Media Advisory: CDC Telebriefing: Interim travel guidance for Zika virus *Embargoed until 3pm EST*
Date: Jan 15, 2016 1:30 PM

Media Advisory Embargoed until 3pm EST Friday, January 15, 2016 Contact: CDC Media Relations 404-639-3286 CDC Telebriefing: Interim travel guidance for Zika virus WHAT: CDC is issuing interim travel guidance for areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission. WHO: Lyle Petersen, M.D., director, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases Cynthia Moore, M.D., Ph.D. director, Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities WHEN: 3pm EST, Friday, January 15, 2016 call info redacted TRANSCRIPT A transcript of this media briefing will be available following the briefing at CDC?s web site: www.cdc.gov/media. ### U.S. Department of Health and Human Services CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. Whether these threats are chronic or acute, manmade or natural, human error or deliberate attack, global or domestic, CDC is the U.S. health protection agency.