SHOOT: Obama has handled this very well. Vigilant, careful, informed. Great job.
Obama said while the strain of the flu, or H1N1, hasn’t
been as virulent in the U.S. as in Mexico, Americans must
prepare for the possibility of a
resurgence. He’s asked lawmakers for $1.5 billion to battle an
outbreak and develop a vaccine to prevent the virus from
surfacing later this year during flu season.
New York health officials will test for swine flu only in
patients with a severe illness or if there’s a cluster of cases,
Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden said at a news conference
yesterday. All of New York’s 49 confirmed cases and the more
than 1,000 suspected have had symptoms similar to those of
seasonal flu, he said.
“There are some genetic tests that have shown the virus
we’re dealing with right now does not have the factors that we
think made the 1918 virus so bad,” said Julie Gerberding,
former head of the CDC, in an interview yesterday on ABC News.
“But we have to be careful not to over-rely on that
information, because these flu viruses always evolve.”
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