62 Quotes by Dick Thompson

It was not unexpected, ... There will be sporadic human cases as long as the virus is circulating in animals.

The world is not very well prepared, ... We think pandemic preparedness is really essential.

I hope we are not creating a sense of panic... because we need the public's trust to encourage governments to begin or continue pandemic preparedness efforts.

You could pick any number?there's this vast range?and any of these numbers could be right,

You could pick almost any number. There is this vast range of numbers, absolutely. One of those numbers will turn out to be right. All of this is guesswork, nobody knows.

These are not our viruses and this isn't our information.

The genetically modified food industry recognizes that they need to have consumer confidence in order to push ahead. The failure of GM foods in Europe was directly linked to the consumers' lack of faith in their government food regulators.

All of these have been in Asia. But it is important to note that it was not passed on to more humans. The chain ended at those four or five who caught it.