Obama: Swine Flu "Not A Cause For Alarm"

By: Daniel Carty
Topics: In The News

(CBS)

The swine flu outbreak responsible for as many as 103 deaths in Mexico and at least 20 confirmed cases in the U.S. is "obviously a cause for concern … but it is not a cause for alarm," President Barack Obama said Tuesday.

Speaking before the National Academy of Sciences, Mr. Obama said he is "closely monitoring" the swine flu situation, getting regular updates from the various public health agencies grappling with the problem – the Centers for Disease Control and the Department of Health and Human Services among them. Mr. Obama said Americans can expect regular updates from these agencies as well.

Mr. Obama also said that the declaration of a public health emergency was a precautionary tool to aid officials in addressing the problem.

So far, there have been 20 cases reported in five states – New York, Texas, California, Ohio and Kansas – but no fatalities. In Mexico, there are 1,600 confirmed infections and Spain reported its first case Monday – the first outside North America. Governments around the world have advised against travel to Mexico and the U.S. China, Taiwan and Russia are considering quarantines of people returning from those affected countries.

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by TheMasses02 April 27, 2009 4:21 PM EDT: Obama: Swine Flu "Not A Cause For Alarm"
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Not cause for alarm; but a good cause to seek medical treatment.; Reply to this comment


by mattcat25 April 27, 2009 4:14 PM EDT: Let's see how the Obama administration uses this crisis. I can see them ramming socialized healthcare down our throats.
Posted by libertydeath at 12:39 PM : Apr 27, 2009

say "ahhhh!"; Reply to this comment


by mattcat25 April 27, 2009 3:09 PM EDT: We are fortunate that have an Administration in place that will take all the necessary steps to protect the citizens of the US. If, lets just say this were a Conservative Administration they would do what Conservatives always do?.nothing.

Failure to act quickly and allowing detrimental catastrophic disaster to take place would allow for the Republicans to divert (steal) Federal Treasury Funds to the Private Sector with no results like what we experienced during the Katrina Hurricane and 7 years of the Iraqi War on Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Pandemic FLU Management and Federally Funded Assistance to the States could be viewed (some say) by the Republicans as:

"SOCLIAIZED MEDICINE!!"
"SOCLIAIZED MEDICINE!!"
"SOCLIAIZED MEDICINE!!"
"SOCIALISM!"
"SOCIALISM!"
"TAXCUTS!"
"TAXCUTS!"
"TAXCUTS!"
"2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS!"
"DRILLBABYDRILL!"
"DRILLBABYDRILL!"
"TAXCUTS!"
"SOCIALISM!"
"WILLIAM AYERS!"
"TONY REZKO!"
and,
TAX CUTS!.

conservatism in action...; Reply to this comment


by hwy71so April 27, 2009 2:57 PM EDT: I think, in so many words Rowdy, that sums it up... lol

You getting these storms today too?; Reply to this comment


by hwy71so April 27, 2009 2:05 PM EDT: Still messing up. That's 4 networks, not 3.; Reply to this comment


by hwy71so April 27, 2009 1:58 PM EDT: Dude, I was laughing so hard I typed wrong. LOL

You call it "FAUX", yet you're posting on one of the three liberal favored networks? Fox my just favor a more conservative and fair view. What's wrong with that when they Main Stream Media giants; CBS, ABC and NBC ALL favor a liberal agenda. Just look what MSNBC did to Miss California USA just for stating her honest views on the question that fruit loop gave her. MSNBC used her sorely over that; the idiots. Neither CNN, ABC, or CBS gave her her right to independent thought.

You guys are constantly spitting on the rights recognized in the Constitution and then you find the audacity to rail on Fox?

THAT's funny! Windmaster2, don't be a clown. Be honest.; Reply to this comment


by hwy71so April 27, 2009 1:51 PM EDT: Dude, that's funny enough for a second laugh!!! hehehehehehehe

LOL

YOU are SOOOOO bought!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROTF!!!!!!!!!; Reply to this comment


by hwy71so April 27, 2009 1:48 PM EDT: windmaster2
Are you seriously saying that Fox is the only one that's not biased toward one view? hahahahahahahahahahahahaha; Reply to this comment


by homespunlady April 27, 2009 12:26 PM EDT: Just a quick quoted paragraph from info on the flu on Globalsecurity.org

"A pandemic will last much longer than most public health emergencies and may include "waves" of influenza activity separated by months. In 20th century pandemics, a second wave of influenza activity occurred 3 to 12 months after the first wave. In 1957 the second wave began 3 months after the peak of the first wave, while in 1968 the second wave began 12 months after peak of the first wave. The first wave of the 1918 flu occurred in the spring of that year ending in March. That flu was very severe by usual standards but the second wave beginning 6 months later in September was the most fatal. During the 1918 pandemic, the deadly second wave was responsible for more than 90% of the deaths for the entire pandemic. The third wave occurred more than a year later, during the following 1919-1920 winter/spring, and was the mildest of all."; Reply to this comment


by rational_1 April 27, 2009 12:05 PM EDT: Obama: Swine Flu "Not A Cause For Alarm"

Now my fiscal plans on the other hand...; Reply to this comment