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Media Advisory
For Immediate Release: December 17, 2009
Contact:
Division of News & Electronic Media, Office of Communication
(404) 639-3286
Media Briefing on the Release of Autism Data
What:
CDC will host a telephone-only briefing to discuss an MMWR Surveillance Summary on autism. Please note the MMWR Surveillance Summary is embargoed until 12 noon ET.
Who:
Catherine Rice, Ph.D., Behavioral Health Scientist, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities
When:
Friday December 18, 2009 at 12 p.m. ET.
Dial-In:
* Please dial in 10 to 15 minutes before the start of the press conference.
Media: 888-795-0855
Listen Only: 800-988-9500
International: 1-415-228-4890
Passcode: CDC Media
Please call in 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the briefing to assure you are on the line at the start of the briefing.
Important Instructions: If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.
Listen-Only Audio Webcast
This press briefing media will also be available via listen-only audio web site at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=64761. We strongly encourage non-media participants to use the webcast.
Transcript
A transcript of this press conference will be available following the briefing at the CDC media relations web site, http://www.cdc.gov/media.###
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