Im generally considered a conservative in my predictions for disease.

Previous efforts to eradicate malaria failed for several reasons, including political instability and technical challenges in delivering resources, especially in certain countries in Africa.

We can sharply deflect the curve of HIV incidence.

The world is a place that is so interconnected that what happens in another part of the world will impact us.

When I was a child, there were not that many vaccines. I was vaccinated for polio. I actually got measles as a child. I got pertussis, whooping cough. I remember that very well.

The worst potential bio-terrorist is nature itself.

The launch of phase 1 Ebola vaccine studies is a first step in developing a vaccine that could be licensed and used in the field to protect not only the front line health care workers but also those living in areas where Ebola virus exists.