Obama has declared the Swine Flu outbreak a national emergency.
Terrific.
Isn't it comforting to know that the government failed to get out vaccine on time?
Just great.
From FOX News:
President Obama signed a proclamation declaring the H1N1 influenza a national emergency, giving doctors and medical facilities greater leeway in responding to the flu pandemic.
Obama signed the declaration late Friday, which the White House said allows medical treatment facilities to better handle a surge in flu patients by waiving federal requirements on a case-by-case basis.
"The foundation of our national approach to the H1N1 flu has been preparedness at all levels -- personal, business, and government -- and this proclamation helps that effort by advancing our overall response capability," the White House said in a statement.
In the proclamation, Obama said the pandemic keeps evolving, the rates of illness are rising rapidly in many areas and there's a potential "to overburden health care resources."
Because of vaccine production delays, the government has backed off initial, optimistic estimates that as many as 120 million doses would be available by mid-October. As of Wednesday, only 11 million doses had been shipped to health departments, doctor's offices and other providers, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The government now hopes to have about 50 million doses of vaccine for the so-called swine flu out by mid-November and 150 million in December.
Personally, I am really pissed off that the government screwed this up.
The shortage of vaccine is inexcusable.
Eleven million doses for a country of 300 million people?
The flu virus has to be grown in chicken eggs, and the yield hasn't been as high as was initially hoped, officials explained.
So what?
Chicken eggs, chicken shmeggs.
That's how flu vaccine is made.
The government screwed up on its estimates of the yield and that matters, especially to people with underlying medical conditions that put them at heightened risk of serious complications from the flu.
The Swine Flu is widespread NOW.
The widespread availability of the vaccine won't happen until December.
Merry Christmas!
Why did Obama make his declaration of an emergency late Friday and not announce it until today, Saturday?
Was he afraid he and his administration would be blasted for incompetence, and deservedly so, on talk radio and archenemy FOX News?
That was a cowardly move.
Another thing--
Is this really an emergency?
If it is, I don't trust the Obama administration to handle it.
December. Good job Obama White House. Good job.
2 comments:
Where is the emergency? And why is a vaccine necessary?
This is all bull! More people get sick and more people die each year in the USA alone from the seasonal flu than this swine flu has killed WORLDWIDE!
It's a scam people, and everyone from health professionals to the President is playing along.
There is no damn pandemic - it's been engineered to sell DRUGS! Dangerous ones at that!
This "national emergency" bull is the first step towards FORCED vaccinations - mark my words.
And if you refuse - the FEMA detention centers/concentration camps are ready for you.
And how about those half million coffins that are stored near Atlanta, Georgia. Those I would venture to say are for the people that will die from the VACCINE itself!
Wake up America! You are so easily scared into things. They love to use the "FEAR FACTOR" to separate your from your money/freedom/constitutional rights.
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