Dr. Calonge Quotations

We believe we could handle 1958 today. Everybody would have to work a little bit harder, but we'd get through it.

It is a bird flu. It is aptly named. This is a rare human disease.

I think everyone would agree a pandemic is not imminent.

These are the kinds of plans we?re hoping that businesses and communities and schools and others will undertake.

This is an important recommendation because evidence now exists that screening high-risk men for abdominal aortic aneurysms can reduce deaths from aneurysm. One of the most important things men and women can do for their health is to never start smoking and to quit if they do. People who have a family history and might be at risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm should discuss their concerns with their physician.

A pandemic is not imminent. A pandemic is expected at some point, but recognize it could be a completely different virus.

The idea is to try to get people who would be in a position to go back and inform other folks.