Bruce Gellin Quotes (6 Quotes)

The secretary or the chief of staff -- we have a discussion about flu almost every day.

We need to be on a wartime footing. Innovation comes out of crisis.

We felt that it would be important that we have a worst-case scenario to make sure our planning efforts were measured against that.

We're not ready. If it happens tomorrow or next year, we're in trouble. It's a sobering picture.

If it was done in consultation with the WHO World Health Organization -- and with other governments that would make contributions, as well -- we would be more likely to consider it.

We felt it was best suited to have our preparation based on that worst case, which in recent history was 1918.