H1N1 & Seasonal Flu Update

Is the H1N1 or swine flu now under control ? Are we out of the woods yet and is there enough vaccine available? How have the state and county governments responded to this first pandemic in 40 years?

Panelists: DR. CHIYOME FUKINO, Director from the Hawaii State Dept. of Health; DR. SARAH PARK, State Epidemiologist and Chief of the DOH Disease Outbreak Control Division; DR. MATTHEW BANKOWSKI, V.P. & Technical Director of Microbiology, Diagnostic Laboratory Services; and MELVIN KAKU, Director of the C&C of Honolulu-Dept. of Emergency Management.

This conversation was recorded on January 7, 2010 in the PBS Hawaii studio.

Insights on PBS Hawaii is presented on Thursdays at 7:30 PM on PBS Hawaii.