Julie Hall Quotations

There is no obvious contact with wild animals, no any obvious contacts with laboratories, nor any travel history,

We have repeatedly said there is a brief window of opportunity to act within China,

We're looking at ways we can provide the skills and assistance that will best help China to investigate these cases and hopefully confirm some diagnosis.

One of the best ways to motivate consumers to try new products is through sampling. Ten percent responded they 'always' buy new products they sample, and an overwhelming 81 percent of consumers said they 'sometimes' buy new products they sample. Once a consumer tries a new product through sampling, it's more than likely they will add it to their shopping list.

For the risk group to drop, we have to say that no new cases or no new exports have occurred three weeks after the reported cases.

It is a matter of urgency. It is an outbreak of potential international importance. We're looking for China to share the information as quickly as possible and as much as possible.

I think there's a lot that the world can learn from China.

It does show how one person, one case, can potentially spread the disease to a considerable number of people,

We hope this is now the start of regular sharing that doesn't involve the degree of negotiations we've had and we'll see not only a one-off shipment but regular shipments.

We hope that within a matter of days, maximum of weeks, they will provide the virus samples.

We only have the information that has been in the media and based on that we understand that he is recovering and is likely to be released.

WHO sees the current situation in China as one requiring heightened vigilance, but still not one of a significant threat to public health,

We would not consider that any of these cases have been thoroughly tested yet, based on the extremely limited information we have seen. We feel at this moment it is really too early to say if both of these cases are negative.

We would anticipate that there would be a continued number of these types of cases, unfortunately, throughout the winter.

You get tired, but I think it's worth it. There's a lot of high notes in it. It can wear your voice down. Sometimes you get hoarse a little bit if you sing that high a lot.

Based on an extensive range of blood tests, he's been excluded as a case of H5N1,

The surveillance system depends on people showing up in hospitals or health care centers. The Ministry of Health recognizes this is an issue.

Are people still sleeping with their chickens? Yes, they are.

This latest news strongly suggests that the window is getting smaller with each passing day.

It's not uncommon for some of the tests that are taken, particularly in early disease, for them to be negative.

I'm sympathetic to the (New Orleans) schools. At the same time, it's my education and I should have the right to go where I want.

The key questions are what exactly is this virus, what risk could it provide to humans and where it goes next. Until the sequencing information is provided by the government, it's very difficult to know.