If there is a raging epidemic going on and bodies are piling up all over the place they're probably going to be more likely to get the vaccine. Arthur Reingold More Quotes by Arthur Reingold More Quotes From Arthur Reingold I have worked in a local county health department. I have worked in a state health department. I have worked at CDC, many of the people at the CDC, however smart they are, have never worked in a state or local health department. They've grown up, if you will, with the best academic training, [and] they've ended up at the CDC. They have expectations about state [and] local health department partners, but they have no experience working in those agencies and understanding the challenges and complexities that are there, and I think that perspective is badly needed. Arthur Reingold A vaccine would be an important tool, because I don't think the virus is going to disappear. Arthur Reingold I think if we're going to try and reduce the introduction of the virus in the United States, then presumably the answer is yes. Arthur Reingold