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With the World Health Organization poised to meet this week to discuss whether to move to a post-pandemic alert phase, Sharon Sanders at FluTrackers has picked an opportune time to interview Gregory Härtl – spokesperson for the WHO – on the Infectious Disease Show which airs on Radio Sandy Springs.
This session, which was recorded late last week, is the second time that Sharon has interviewed Härtl – the first time being late last June. That interview may be heard a:
Today’s show will air at 4pm EST and can be heard on 1620 AM in the Atlanta area, but is more widely listened to online at Radio Sandy Springs. The show will be archived in a couple of days as well, in case you miss it.
Other notable interviews conducted by Sharon Sanders over the past 6 months include:
11/02/09 Guest Dr. David Fedson
08/17/09 Guest William Schaffner, MD
08/10/09 Guest Author John Barry
In the same vein, an interview with Gregory Härtl appears in this morning’s Globe & Mail on the upcoming WHO meeting.
Q&A / Gregory Hartl
The World Health Organization's H1N1 spokesman tells Caroline Alphonso its team will attempt to determine if the pandemic's peak has passed
CAROLINE ALPHONSO
TORONTO — From Monday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 12:00AM EST Last updated on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 3:55AM EST
Its worldwide spread could not be stopped. It infected and killed thousands, pushing countries to rush to develop a vaccine that would limit its reach. The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert level to the maximum 6. But now, months later, is the H1N1 pandemic virus still creating havoc?
That's the main topic of discussion when the WHO's emergency committee of 15 influenza experts meets tomorrow. New clusters of the virus may still emerge, but Gregory Hartl, WHO's spokesman for the H1N1 pandemic, said the experts will look at the possibility of moving into a new phase of the pandemic.
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