WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected patients.
Oh, OK. If Obama says it an emergency I guess it must be ... Well, the good thing is we saw this coming months and months ago and the government responded ...
The declaration, signed Friday night and announced Saturday, comes with the disease more prevalent than ever in the country and production delays undercutting the government's initial, optimistic estimates that as many as 120 million doses of the vaccine could be available by mid-October.
You mean the government response was not what it was advertised to be? "Great job Barry!"
Health authorities say more than 1,000 people in the United States, including almost 100 children, have died from the strain of flu known as H1N1, and 46 states have widespread flu activity. So far only 11 million doses have gone out to health departments, doctor's offices and other providers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials.
Oh and 11 million doses of vaccine out of 120 million have been delivered? Is this a replay of Katrina, which was NOT anticipated for months and months?
Administration officials said the declaration was a pre-emptive move designed to make decisions easier when they need to be made. Officials said the move was not in response to any single development.
Just as congress is debating how much of our health care to turn over to the government, Obama calls a national emergency, and then falls over his shoe laces.
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