WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thomas Frieden, Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci, state health officer for the Alabama State Public Health Department Donald Williamson, and Rob Fulton, director for St. Paul-Ramsey County in the Minnesota Department of Public Health, testify 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: (L-R) Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thomas Frieden, Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci, state health officer for the Alabama State Public Health Department Donald Williamson, and Rob Fulton, director for St. Paul-Ramsey County in the Minnesota Department of Public Health, testify 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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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thomas Frieden, Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci, state health officer for the Alabama State Public Health Department Donald Williamson, and Rob Fulton, director for St. Paul-Ramsey County in the Minnesota Department of Public Health, testify 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.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 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.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 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.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 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.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nicole Lurie, Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases talk prior to 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.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nicole Lurie, Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases testify 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.
  7. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, before the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies subcommittee hearing on the responses to the H1N1 flu.
  8. Center for Disease Control (CDC) Director Dr. Thomas Frieden, left, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, before the House Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies subcommittee hearing on the response to the N1H1 flu. Health and Humans Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dr. Nicole Lurie, center, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right, look on.
  9. FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2009 file photo, passengers line up at Los Angeles International Airport before the Thanksgiving Holiday travel rush in Los Angeles. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, worried about the spread of the swine flu virus in particular, says people should not travel if they are sick, and should stay home and avoid travel for at least 24 hours after fever or similar symptoms are gone.
  10. Posters such as this one from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being used to remind travelers to take simple precautions to avoid the flu while traveling this holiday season.
  11. FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2009 file photo, a traveler wears a mask for protection against the swine flu as he rolls his luggage after flying in from Puerto Rico at Logan International Airport in Boston. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people do not travel if they are sick, and that they stay home and avoid travel for at least 24 hours after fever or fever-like symptoms are gone.
  12. From left, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Anne Schuchat; Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dr. Nicole Lurie; and Food and Drug Administration Acting Chief Scientist Dr. Jesse Goodman, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, before the House joint Health and Oversight and Investigation subcommittees hearing on H1N1 Preparedness: An update on vaccine production and distribution.
  13. National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Anne Schuchat, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, before the joint House Health and Oversight and Investigations subcommittees hearing on "H1N1 Preparedness: An update on vaccine production and distribution".
  14. From left, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Anne Schuchat, Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Dr. Nicole Lurie; and Acting Chief Scientist FDA Dr. Jesse Goodman, are sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, prior to testifying before the joint House Health and Oversight and Investigations subcommittees hearing on H1N1 Preparedness: An Overview of Vaccine Production and Distribution.
  15. A board showing the manufacturing process of the H1N1 flu vaccine is seen during a hearing with US Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Homeland Security Alexander Garza, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the Department of Health and Human Services Nicole Lurie and Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Anne Schuchat titled: 'H1N1 Flu: Getting the Vaccine to Where It Is Most Needed' on Capitol Hill in Washington on November 17, 2009.
  16. US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee chairman Senator Joe Lieberman speaks during a committee hearing with US Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Homeland Security Alexander Garza, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the Department of Health and Human Services Nicole Lurie and Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Anne Schuchat titled: 'H1N1 Flu: Getting the Vaccine to Where It Is Most Needed' on Capitol Hill in Washington on November 17, 2009.

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