Tom Frieden Quotes

• Where you live in the United States shouldn't determine how long and how healthy you live - but it does, far more than it should.

  Tom Frieden

  Long, Healthy, Where You Live

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• Your longevity and health are more determined by your ZIP code than they are by your genetic code.

  Tom Frieden

  Zips, Determined, Longevity

  "CDC Telebriefing: Potentially Preventable Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death". www.cdc.gov. May 01, 2014.

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• The level of outbreak is beyond anything we’ve seen - or even imagined.

  Tom Frieden

  Ebola, Levels, Outbreaks

  "CDC: ‘Window Is Closing’ on Containing Ebola" by Abby Haglage, www.thedailybeast.com. September 2, 2014.

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• The bottom line here is that I have no doubt that we will control this importation or this case of Ebola so that it does not spread widely throughout this country. There's no doubt in my mind, we will stop it here.

  Tom Frieden

  Country, Ebola, Doubt

  "CDC Confirms First Ebola Case Diagnosed in the United States". CDC Press Conference, www.cdc.gov. September 30, 2014.

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• It is the world's first Ebola epidemic, and it's spiraling out of control. It's bad now, and it's going to get worse in the very near future. There is still a window of opportunity to tamp it down, but that window is closing. We really have to act now.

  Tom Frieden

  Opportunity, Epidemics, Ebola

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• Unfortunately, it is possible in the coming days that we will see additional cases of Ebola.

  Tom Frieden

  Ebola, Cases

  "CDC update on Dallas Ebola Response". www.cdc.gov. October 12, 2014.

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• It is certainly possible that someone who has had contact with this patient could develop Ebola, but there is no doubt in my mind that we will stop it here.

  Tom Frieden

  Ebola, Doubt, Mind

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• I could not possibly overstate the need for an urgent response.

  Tom Frieden

  Ebola, Needs, Stunning

  CDC Telebriefing in West Africa, www.cdc.gov. September 2, 2014.

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