David Heymann Quotes

What's dangerous about this is we don't know its potential. For the present, everything hinges on what we find out in China, as far as our projections [are concerned]. - David Heymann

We still maintain that travel is not to be interrupted in the world at this point of time. - David Heymann

We believe the outbreak has come to a peak in these areas because of information that ministries of health have given us. - David Heymann

We are seeing that we are beginning to tighten in on the disease. ... Eventually, we hope that it can be contained throughout the world and not become an epidemic or an endemic disease. - David Heymann

Today, one of the most important means of spreading diseases around the globe is air travel. - David Heymann

The new approach is a more rapid approach because polio is considered a public health emergency of international importance. In an interconnected world, these viruses travel easily and don't respect international borders. - David Heymann

The governments (in Canada, Vietnam, Singapore, and Hong Kong) have reported cases, and we see in each of these areas, the case reports are decreasing and becoming more stable so we believe the epidemic may have peaked there. - David Heymann

The finish line is in sight. - David Heymann

So that brings us to two countries that have interrupted transmission as the outbreak containment continues. - David Heymann

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