Emily Abdollah

And in some cases, they need ECMO.

Sort of like a heart lung bypass machine, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

It's a way of bypassing both the heart and lungs to keep the blood oxygenated and keep oxygen going to the body's tissues.

Okay.

I believe in public health.

I have immense respect for public health officials and for those on the ground epidemiologists.

And these folks are essential.

They are essential to keeping us safe because infections will keep emerging and reemerging.

And we need... It can't just be about...

the physician with the patients in front of them.

To protect the public, we need a broader response, which is public health.

And we need to coordinate at a global level because infections are global.

People travel, the vectors, you know, the animals and insects that carry these infections travel, they get on ships, they get on planes, people move around.

And

it has to be a global response and we have to work together to coordinate, especially in our very global world.

So I...

I think that working at that international level is critical.

I think local public health is critical and everything in between.

This was delightful to join you today and just thoughts with the people on the cruise ship and their families and with the public health officials helping to keep everyone safe.