9 Quotes by Keiji Fukuda

We're speculating on something I don't know the answer to. We just don't know that, because we haven't established that there is that transmission. But it is unlikely that you would be standing around a chicken and get the influenza virus that way.

We have to monitor the situation to see whether resistance becomes a big problem or not.

We've discussed how it's always likely there's some genetic component going on.

We will develop a roster of people who have received a great deal of training on containment procedures.

It is still quite early in our influenza season and we expect activity to pick up in the coming weeks. It is definitely not too late to get your flu shot if you have not received one.

It just points out the need for more information. What really is critical is understanding whether the way we are using the drugs contributes to that (resistance).

When health workers are infected at work, this puts other healthcare workers at risk, but also can be a risk to all other patients, understanding where the breach in these measures is occurring and taking the steps needed to fully implement infection prevention and control measures can put an end to these ... infections.

People are hungry in these communities. They don't know how they are going to get food.

This has never been attempted before. There is a very good chance that we will fail and that we will not be able to stop it.