Quotes About Tom Frieden

It is remarkable how surprising Zika has been. This is the first time we have had a mosquito-borne infection that can cause a devastating birth defect.

We do prioritize addressing MDR-TB. We have done that for more than 20 years; that's why we've been able to drastically reduce U.S. cases of MDR-TB.

I think Tom Frieden, the CDC director, is a good man, is a good doctor and, I think, basically has done a good job.

I loved clinical practice, but in public health, you can impact more than one person at a time. The whole society is your patient.

When the Washington Post asked Tom Frieden, then head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, what scared him the most, what kept him up at night, he replied, "The biggest concern is always for an influenza pandemic . . . [It] really is the worst-case scenario.