In the NewsLinks appear for content that is available online indefinitely. October 25, 2009
Obama declares flu emergency to ease restrictions for hospitals, officials prepare for a surge in H1N1 cases, by Michael D. Shear and Rob Stein. The Washington Post.
Ms. Jennifer Nuzzo remarked on President Obama's recent declaration of emergency with regard to 2009 H1N1 influenza, "It's just a precautionary move, so if need be we can focus on the care of patients rather than focus on administrative hurdles. In disasters, you often don't have the time or luxury to keep the paperwork in order. You want hospitals focusing on patients." August 25, 2009
In a flu pandemic, what can the government do to you?,by Patrik Jonsson. Christian Science Monitor.
Jennifer Nuzzo weighs in on the efforts of the Obama administration's response to pandemic flu, “this administration has been pretty measured about wanting to balance the need to control a health threat with not wanting to interrupt society… " August 5, 2009
Obama team mulls new quarantine regs, by Josh Gerstein. Politico.
Ms. Jennifer Nuzzo discusses the Obama administration's decision to reject calls to close the U.S.-Mexico border during the spring H1N1 outbreak: “The current administration quite rightfully resisted those calls." July/August
Thinking like a virus: Epidemic or infodemic? BOMA Magazine.
Ms. Jennifer Nuzzo is quoted extensively in this article. June 19, 2009
Experts see bad, but not disastrous, flu season, by Val Brickates Kennedy. Wall Street Journal.
Ms. Nuzzo comments about the spring 2009 H1N1 outbreak: "The H1N1 virus could have a profound impact. . . But we're not talking Hollywood pandemonium here." May 6, 2009
Tracking flu's spread pushes limits of labs, by Mike Lee. San Diego Union Tribune.
Ms. Jennifer Nuzzo remarks about the demands that processing samples from the 2009 H1N1 outbreak placed on public health labs, "What you are seeing is that we have very limited capacity,"..."That suggests a potential choke point in our response." April 29, 2009
WTOP News Radio, Washington, DC.
Ms. Jennifer Nuzzo provides an H1N1 outbreak update. March 17, 2009
Homeland Security: Inside and Out, hosted by Dave McIntyre and Randy Larsen. Federal News Radio.
Ms. Nuzzo explains the challenges associated with biosurveillance: “Biosurveillance isn’t the central mission of any particular agency. … It’s actually quite difficult to get a handle on, but our best guess is that there are probably dozens, if not hundreds [of biosurveillance programs] across the federal government, and then there are some that exist at the state and local level as well.… The fact that no one agency is responsible…makes it very difficult to evaluate whether there’s any kinds of overlap…conflicting missions between the programs, whether or not we have any gaps, if we’re investing too much in one area and not enough in another.” Listen to interview September 30, 2008
Homeland Security Inside and Out. Host: Randy Larsen. KAMU 90.9 FM.
Ms. Nuzzo is interviewed about who receives top priority for flu shots during a pandemic: "It certainly makes sense to preserve the functioning of society in a pandemic, and so I think the federal government's articulation that . . . critical infrastructure workers and folks that work on homeland and national security should be first [to receive flu vaccine]. . .I think that sounds reasonable. The problem is that there are going to be operational challenges with actually carrying that out at the state level. In a given state, if you look at what it takes to function society and power society, it quickly becomes difficult to tell who's not important." Listen to interview May 13, 2008
Homeland Security Inside and Out. Host: Randy Larsen. KAMU 90.9 FM.
Ms. Nuzzo identified the difference between isolation and quarantine: "Isolation . . . means to separate someone who is sick from those who are well . . . in quarantine, we separate people who do not have any symptoms of being sick from other people in the population simply because we think that they may have been exposed to someone who is sick . . . The practice of quarantine on a large scale is very, very difficult to do, and modern attempts at trying it during SARS showed that it wasn't very effective." Listen to interview October 28, 2007
1957 Asian flu hit area communities hard, by George Guido. Valley News Dispatch (Western, PA).
With regard to school districts planning for pandemic flu, Ms. Nuzzo states “It makes a whole lot of sense for schools to be thinking about it…. In particular, there’s a concern about school kids because of the rate at which school kids shed viruses.” October 18, 2007
Local school districts prepare for flu pandemic, by Tim Puko. Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
Ms. Nuzzo notes that "It makes a whole lot of sense for schools to be thinking about [planning for a flu pandemic]." October 16, 2007
Want to stop flu? Focus on children's hygiene, by Becky Ham. Health Behavior News Service.
Commenting on closing schools to prevent disease spread, Ms. Nuzzo noted, "It's likely that the effectiveness of school closures would depend on what respiratory disease is present, how early the measure is applied and or how long and whether or not kids are prevented from mixing elsewhere." October 4, 2007
Kulongoski says terror exercise will prepare Ore. for other risks, by William McCall. The Associated Press.
With regard to terrorism drills and maintaining effective communications, Ms. Nuzzo is quoted: "I think in all the exercises that's a huge thing, and a common theme in all of them." September 11, 2007
Anthrax has a long history, by Robert Miller. Danbury News Times.
Ms. Nuzzo was interviewed about the 2001 anthrax attacks: "To weaponize it [anthrax], you make it more lethal. It has to make people sicker, or stay in the air longer, so more people breath [sic] it in." February 5, 2007
UK pandemic test shows limits of off-site alternatives: Working from home doesn't replicate market activity, by John Sandman. Securities Industry News.
Ms. Nuzzo is quoted: "Quarantining individuals who may not be infected could do more harm than good . . . The efficacy of quarantine has not been demonstrated." | 
