Thomas Frieden

We risk being in a post-antibiotic world. by Thomas Frieden

We risk being in a post-antibiotic world.

The combination of those two things, when you add Zika in, means the likelihood of a very large number of cases, in rest of the United States, we may see clusters.

Until a few months ago, no one had any idea that Zika could cause... by Thomas Frieden

Until a few months ago, no one had any idea that Zika could cause birth defects.

Puerto Rico is in a very different situation from the rest of the... by Thomas Frieden

Puerto Rico is in a very different situation from the rest of the United States.

The CDC gives a simple risk calculation for having or dying of he... by Thomas Frieden

The CDC gives a simple risk calculation for having or dying of heart attack or stroke.

Everything we see points to more accessible, less-expensive heroi... by Thomas Frieden

Everything we see points to more accessible, less-expensive heroin all over the country.

There are lots of people who have not yet gotten an opiate and we need to protect them from the risk of getting addicted.

That's really unusual, for me, at my level, to have to call and say, 'Let my staff in,' there's been maybe one other instance where I had to do that in my six years as director of the CDC.

But our team was not particularly welcome there, it was not a ver... by Thomas Frieden

But our team was not particularly welcome there, it was not a very comfortable situation.

We got all these crazy questions, like 'We're not sure your team is qualified, send us more CVs,' and 'We're not sure when would be a convenient time for you to come,'.

We were surging into the area and the WHO said, 'We don't need yo... by Thomas Frieden

We were surging into the area and the WHO said, 'We don't need you,'.

The road to zero has been long and hard. by Thomas Frieden

The road to zero has been long and hard.