Because we know that liability is an issue that keeps companies away from making vaccines, we need to resolve this, particularly when it comes to making vaccines for an influenza pandemic.

If a pandemic hits our shores, it will affect almost every sector of our society, not just health care, but transportation systems, workplaces, schools, public safety and more,

A major part of our domestic plan needs to be domestic capacity, because in a pandemic, the emergency will be managed across the globe… Anyone with a supply produced in their country will want to...

There is no reason for anyone to delay or go without their annual flu shot,

in a powerful, compassionate and competent way.

[The administration has expressed strong opposition to creating what Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt called] a new Medicaid entitlement for Katrina survivors, … immediate, comprehensive relief.

The big lesson I learned from Hurricane Katrina is that we have to be thinking about the unthinkable, … because sometimes the unthinkable happens.

We are gravely concerned about the potential for cholera, typhoid and dehydrating diseases that could come as a result of the stagnant water and the conditions.

The federal government will ensure that Texas will be reimbursed,

There’s little question in my mind that we will at some point see a wild bird [with H5N1] enter our domain. We don’t view that as a crisis; we see that as a natural step...

We have learned in the past weeks that bad things can happen very fast.

It’s still not clear exactly what medical care is most needed,

If we find there is human-to-human transmission anywhere, there is danger everywhere,

This is much more than a public health issue and it’s not just an issue for those who have poultry flocks. People have to eat and therefore businesses need to ask themselves the question –...

I think it should be universally understood that it can’t be fixed overnight.

Three times in this century we have experienced pandemic influenza and they will come again. We must be ready,

We are stripping away many of the eligibility and enrollment requirements normally needed to apply for federal benefits, … No one who has been a victim of this disaster should be prevented from getting benefits...

So it is of significant importance to both Cambodia and other countries in the region, and the United States and the nations of the world that have the capacity, to identify at the earliest possible...

The market will become simplified because consumers want that.

dearth of vaccine manufacturing capacity in the world.

We are worried about places where we are not seeing processing done with this level and degree of quality. It only takes one spark to set this virus off.

We received expressions of vigorous support from the vaccine industry, their willingness to aggressively help us prepare, … We talked about the need for short-term and long-term preparations, talked about the importance of a vigorous...

We are here today to work on a common problem, a problem that I believe that if we work on together, we can make progress,

Clearly Part D is the bright spot.

Once it starts, it is impossible to stop. But if we can catch it before it begins to spread widely, it can be stopped to the benefit of us all,

Every senior will be able to get an affordable plan that will provide peace of mind.

We need a vaccine,

So as we sign this memorandum of understanding, I would like all of you to know this is a step toward a friendship that I know will grow,

All of the infectious diseases that occur when people are in large congregations of people can spread,

Much of this can be prevented with simple flu shot.

We believe that … federal resources should be targeted to meeting the needs of those harmed by Hurricane Katrina,

The principal goal of Bush’s plan is the capacity for every American to have a vaccine in the case of a pandemic, no matter what the virus is.

The world is obviously unprepared or inadequately prepared for the potential of a pandemic,

I think it’s evident it’s in the thousands.

If we’re able to be where the spark ignites, we have the capacity to simply put it out,

The world looks to Broadway for the very best in musical theatre, and we want Elephant Eye to be considered a home for adventurous people who share our passion for creating it.

By the time we get to May, people will have experience with this and they’ll have a much deeper understanding and those polls will have changed.

With or without Oprah, it will still need to be a good show. But her endorsement is a very big deal.

The hospitals are under significant pressure.

We very clearly believe the states should contribute to this, … The actual percentage that they contribute, we’re open to discussing on how we do that.

Our preparations are not yet complete nor are they adequate,

It’s clear to me that this has been sickeningly difficult and profoundly tragic circumstance,

We could be battling 5,000 different fronts at the same moment,

Their economies, already poor and struggling to recover from the recession, will be unable to support the regular matching payments needed to provide health care to the tens of thousands who will need it over...

A pandemic will cause disease outbreaks in many different communities all at the same time,

For all of us, the best defense is containment. To find it and find it soon and then work as an international community to contain it,

The message of this report is urgency.

[He expressed particular concern about the situation at Charity Hospital, as described by McSwain.] His comment breaks my heart, … There are tens of thousands of people doing their best to get there in a...

The burning question is, will there be a human influenza pandemic. On behalf of the WHO, I can tell you that there will be. The only question is the virulence and rapidity of transmission from...