Quotes by Irwin Redlener

“expressing anger and other most unusual behaviors on what appeared to be a coached, homemade recording.”

“The illusion is that help (from the federal government) will be there minutes later, which is really not the case,”

“Were only missing one more piece before it becomes a pandemic and that is the ability to be transmitted from person to person as opposed to simply from birds or fowl to humans,”

“We started from zero five weeks ago to all this hot, hot spotlight on pandemic flu, but were not going to be ready.”

“We are profoundly unprepared to manage a pandemic flu threat right now,”

“The translation of this is martial law in the United States,”

“I would like to see a new national discussion about what prepared means, how its measured and what we should expect. Since 9-11, the nation has spent tens of billions of dollars on preparedness, yet we can account for very little and can hardly say what actually has been accomplished.”

“The lethal capacity of this virus is very, very high, so its a deadly virus that humans have not been exposed to before. Thats a very bad combination.”

“If the infrastructure breaks down, ... and officials are saying, `Heres what we need you to do, but they cant even tell people where their next drink of water is coming from, then theres going to be a complete breakdown in trust, often followed by anger.”

“What we are looking at are extremely grim prospects for the future. This is a very overwhelmed system.”

No organization should be allowed near disaster unless they are willing to cooperate with some level of established leadership.

Many low-income children face chronic stress from nutritional deprivation or persistent violence at home or in the community. By addressing their medical, emotional and developmental needs through a comprehensive clinical care model, we can lower their risk of developing long-term physical and mental health issues.

Having insurance doesnt guarantee good health outcomes, but it is a critical factor.

If a severe pandemic materializes, all of society could pay a heavy price for decades of failing to create a rational system of health care that works for all of us.