HHS Press Conference December 17th 9:45 am Sebelius Fauci Frieden Hamburg Goodman Lurie Schuchat Robinson Gellin FluTrackers

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Hello ? Please note that the press conference is now starting at 9:45 a.m. tomorrow, instead of 10 a.m.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: [FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]CONTACT:[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]For Thursday, December 17, 2009 HHS Public Affairs 202-690-6343[/FONT][/FONT]

UPDATED: Press Conference to Begin at 9:45 a.m.​

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Secretary Sebelius and HHS Senior Officials to Provide an Update and Look Ahead in the Fight Against the 2009 H1N1 Flu​

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[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]WASHINGTON[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot] -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and senior HHS officials leading the H1N1 response at the Department will hold a press conference at the National Press Club on Thursday, December 17, 2009. Secretary Sebelius and top experts [/FONT][/FONT]from HHS, the Centers[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot] for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of [/FONT][/FONT]Health (NIH), and the Food[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot] and Drug Administration (FDA) will provide updates and give perspective on the H1N1 outbreak and discuss the next phase of the response to the pandemic. [/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]WHO:[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot] Kathleen Sebelius, HHS Secretary [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]Thomas Frieden[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot], [/FONT][/FONT]M.D., M.P.H., Director of CDC[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]Anthony S. Fauci, [/FONT][/FONT]M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]Margaret Hamburg[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot], M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs, FDA[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]Jesse Goodman[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot], [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]M.D., M.P.H., Chief Scientist and Deputy Commissioner for Science and Public Health, FDA[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]Nicole Lurie[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot], M.D., M.S.P.H., Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and [/FONT][/FONT]Response, HHS
[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]Anne Schuchat, [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]M.D. (RADM, USPHS), Assistant Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service (USPHS), Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), CDC[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]Robin Robinson, [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]Ph.D., Director of the Biomedical Advance Research and Development Authority (BARDA), [/FONT][/FONT]HHS
[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]Bruce Gellin, [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]M.D., M.P.H., Director, National Vaccine Program Office, HHS[/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]WHEN:[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot] Thursday, December 17, 2009, 9:45 a.m. EST[/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]WHERE:[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot] The National Press Club[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot] The Murrow Room[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot] 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]Washington[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot], DC 20045[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]TELECONFERENCE:[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New (W1)][FONT=&quot]Media should RSVP to HHS Public Affairs at media@hhs.gov or 202-690-6343. Media who are unable to attend the event may ask questions via teleconference: Participants Toll Free: 888-205-6705, Participants Passcode: 8932646. The press conference will also be Webcast live at www.Flu.gov. [/FONT][/FONT]

For more information on the H1N1 Flu visit www.Flu.gov.