BJ
Brendan Jackson
Academic
Brendan Jackson is a representative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Notable Quotes
"The CDC cautioned that people could have symptoms, but that did not mean that they necessarily had the hantavirus."View Story →
"It doesn’t necessarily mean, just because someone has symptoms, that they’re going to end up having this illness."View Story →
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