WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: Nicole Lurie, Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Preparedness and Response, testifies during a hearing before the Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill November 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing examined the federal, state, and local public health response to the H1N1 influenza pandemic. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: Nicole Lurie, Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Preparedness and Response, testifies during a hearing before the Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill November 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing examined the federal, state, and local public health response to the H1N1 influenza pandemic.

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