8 Quotes by Bruce Gellin

We felt it was best suited to have our preparation based on that worst case, which in recent history was 1918.

We have put out a request for proposals, and are currently evaluating them from manufacturers, to determine how much additional vaccine could be produced over the next couple of months so as not to interfere with flu vaccine for the upcoming fall or the following year's flu vaccine.

I think what this is, is ratcheting this up.

We're not ready. If it happens tomorrow or next year, we're in trouble. It's a sobering picture.

We need to be on a wartime footing. Innovation comes out of crisis.

We felt that it would be important that we have a worst-case scenario to make sure our planning efforts were measured against that.

The secretary or the chief of staff -- we have a discussion about flu almost every day.

You couldn't stop it that way. But with social distancing, you might be able to slow it down, manage it within the confines of the medical system.