We believe the outbreak has come to a peak in these areas because of information that ministries of health have given us.

So that brings us to two countries that have interrupted transmission as the outbreak containment continues.

The new approach is a more rapid approach because polio is considered a public health emergency of international importance. In an interconnected world, these viruses travel easily and don't respect international borders.

We obviously have worked with the FDA and we're moving forward to make this information available to health care professionals and patients so that informed treatment decisions can be made.

HHS has removed basic health information on one site at the demands of an extremist group, and has completely omitted all content about GLBT youth on another. This is outrageous and unacceptable. We're proud of Rep. Baldwin's call to action on this matter of basic fairness.

What's dangerous about this is we don't know its potential. For the present, everything hinges on what we find out in China, as far as our projections [are concerned].