Media Advisory

The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Education to Announce Updated School Guidance for Influenza Season

What:

Secretaries Sebelius, Duncan, and Napolitano will host a press conference to release updated guidance for schools during the upcoming influenza season.

Who:

Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
Arne Duncan, Secretary, Department of Education
Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

When:

Friday August 7, 2009 at 9:15 a.m. EDT

Where:

HHS Auditorium
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue S.W.
Washington, D.C., 20201

Media should arrive by 8:45 a.m. Media must present photo ID for access.

Media who cannot attend in person can listen by toll-free conference line. The briefing will begin promptly; media should dial in a few minutes before the start of the conference.

Video Webcast:

This press briefing media will also be available via video at www.flu.gov. We strongly encourage non-media participants to use the Webcast.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES