Health Care Workers Cannot Be Fully Protected From Infectious Diseases, Says Medical Expert

Dr. Bonnie Henry from the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control said that expecting all health care workers to be completely protected from infectious diseases is unreasonable. Her comment was in response to a question about disease prevention posed by a member of the audience at the Institute of Medicine where a workshop on the H1N1 virus took place. Henry said that it was important that health care workers are educated on the risks of their workplace in terms of infectious diseases. (0:27)
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Public Health Community Must Communicate Swine Flu Information, Says Assist. Surgeon Gen.

One of the biggest challenges in the fight against the ongoing H1N1 virus is going to be effectively communicating crucial information about the virus in a timely manner, says Anne Schuchat, U.S. Assistant Surgeon General. "Our ability to effectively communicate to people what they need to know... is critical to things not being even worse than they would be otherwise," she adds. (0:46)
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If H1N1 Changes, Current Vaccine Won't Work, Says Expert

"I'm fairly certain we will have a vaccine, but will the virus change to the point of our vaccine not being as protective as we would like it to be?" asks Anthony Fauci, Director at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Although the virus has not changed since early April, "every time you talk about influenza, you must prepare for the unpredictable," he says. (0:35)
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Prepare For A Return Of Swine Flu In The Fall, Says Expert

We need to be prepared for a likely return of the H1N1 virus in the fall, says Anthony Fauci, Director at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. As environmental factors such as such as cooler temperatures and a drier climate change in the fall, "there is clearly the possibility, if not the likelihood, that we will see, to a greater or lesser degree, a return of this." (0:40)
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