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. Thomas Frieden More Quotes by Thomas Frieden More Quotes From Thomas Frieden We risk being in a post-antibiotic world. Thomas Frieden top-news Until a few months ago, no one had any idea that Zika could cause birth defects. Thomas Frieden health-news Puerto Rico is in a very different situation from the rest of the United States. Thomas Frieden health-news The CDC gives a simple risk calculation for having or dying of heart attack or stroke. Thomas Frieden health-news Everything we see points to more accessible, less-expensive heroin all over the country. Thomas Frieden health-news There are lots of people who have not yet gotten an opiate and we need to protect them from the risk of getting addicted. Thomas Frieden health-news 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. Thomas Frieden top-news But our team was not particularly welcome there, it was not a very comfortable situation. Thomas Frieden top-news 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,'. Thomas Frieden top-news We were surging into the area and the WHO said, 'We don't need you,'. Thomas Frieden top-news The road to zero has been long and hard. Thomas Frieden top-news
