CDC Director Discusses Possibility Of Pandemic Flu, Importance Of Vaccination In Eliminating Diseases In CBS Interview

CBS News: CDC Director Robert Redfield says pandemic flu is “very possible”
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is keeping a close watch on the flu after the highest number of deaths from the virus last year since modern tracking began. It’s been 100 years since the devastating Spanish flu pandemic killed 50 million people worldwide. In an interview with ‘CBS This Morning’ co-host John Dickerson, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said one of his greatest fears today is another pandemic, which he says is ‘very possible’…” (10/30).

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