Director of CDC’s influenza division up for Sammies medal

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Director of CDC’s influenza division up for Sammies medal

Dr. Daniel Jernigan has spent a federal career working to keep influenza outbreaks bottled up.

June 28, 2019 10:09 am

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It might be less common than a century ago, but influenza is still a potentially dangerous killer. Dr. Daniel Jernigan has spent a federal career working to keep influenza outbreaks bottled up. For his work, he’s a finalist in this year’s Service to America Medals Program. The director of the Influenza Division at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain.