In Weekly Address, President Discusses H1N1 Flu
EmailPresident Obama focuses on the government’s response to and planning for the H1N1 — or "swine" — flu virus in his weekly address.
“This is a new strain of the flu virus, and because we haven’t developed an immunity to it, it has more potential to cause us harm," the president says. "Unlike the various strains of animal flu that have emerged in the past, it’s a flu that is spreading from human to human. This creates the potential for a pandemic, which is why we are acting quickly and aggressively.”
He explains the steps the government has taken so far — urging people with symptoms to stay home from work or school; distributing to states more than 12 million antiviral treatments from the Strategic National Stockpile; requesting $1.5 billion from Congress to invest in additional antivirals, emergency equipment and the development of a vaccine; and launching new social media — including Twitter — to update the public as quickly and effectively as possible.
"As our scientists and researchers learn more information about this virus every day, the guidance we offer will likely change. What will not change is the fact that we’ll be making every recommendation based on the best science possible," the president says.
- jpt
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Learn from the Asian experience. ANYONE, anyone out of Mexico MUST be quarantined and kept under observation for 7 to 10 days. They are the source of this problem.
Posted by: Al | May 2, 2009, 10:52 am 10:52 am
A virus with swine and avian dna? Sounds like someone has been playing mother nature. Wonder what is happening to the stock prices of the current and future remedies? Makes ya think why we allow us to do this to ourselves. You can stop it. Choose love, not fear. And this petty manipulation will stop.
Posted by: JoPapa | May 2, 2009, 11:01 am 11:01 am
People are always making fun of the crunchies and their organic free range animal products but these factory farms are breeding grounds for nasty diseases that apparently might escape. Cheap pork can kill.
Posted by: Skip | May 2, 2009, 11:27 am 11:27 am
this is funny
Posted by: new worl =order | May 2, 2009, 11:39 am 11:39 am
this is just the goverment testing how they can decrease population as fast as possible because aids is to slow and other viruses in the past they can stop it but why its helping the guys behind the doors so they have obama as a puppet to kinda rub the situation as it rises N.W.O
Posted by: new worl=order | May 2, 2009, 11:42 am 11:42 am
How convenient that they were able to use the flu scare to get another tax cheat confirmed.
Posted by: Maria | May 2, 2009, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm
The POTUS is always saying how he got stuck with so much more.. he hasn’t had 9/11 .. he’s like a spendaholic or something..
Posted by: DontGet818OnMeNow | May 2, 2009, 2:38 pm 2:38 pm
Tired hearing about the swine flu story. What’s a waste of time. It Mexico’s problem. The Americans should not go there until the problem is solve and clear in Mexico.
Posted by: anonymous | May 2, 2009, 3:03 pm 3:03 pm
should have closed the mexican border and than tally up how many illegals would have crossed the border everyday.
enforce immigration federal law!
Posted by: kelly | May 2, 2009, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
Obama Flip Flops Again! He just got done chastising Biden, for saying not to be in confined places if you can avoid them, Like airplanes!. For once, Biden was Right!
” For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail?” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Posted by: OhioModerate | May 2, 2009, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm
He should renegotiate NAFTA so that American owned factory farms cannot operate in Mexico, specifically Perote, Mexico without waste treatment facilities.
But the almighty dollar comes first, even before lives.
Posted by: buckeye | May 2, 2009, 6:11 pm 6:11 pm
Why did ABC News not report the Baxter “contamination” incident in February? Why is Baxter being allowed to develop a vaccine for H1N1?
http://michaelfury.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/culture-of-deception/
Posted by: 4thestate | May 2, 2009, 6:14 pm 6:14 pm
Should have close the Mexican border.
Posted by: anonymous | May 2, 2009, 9:58 pm 9:58 pm
Does the change from Swine Flu to H1N1 really mean anything beyong a name change?
Posted by: kim | May 3, 2009, 2:07 am 2:07 am
I think this Swine Flu or H1N1 crap is really overblown. Look folks, above all, keep your immune systems strong by not worrying. And y’all remember the disinfecting qualities of sunshine and also booze. I can think of no other beter antidote to the Swine Flu than relaxing with a Pina Colada, real heavy on the rum, in a hot tub under a blazing sun. I mean you’ve got the best of medicines- the disenfecting qualities of heat, the sun, and booze along with their stress reducing, immune system boosts. Who really needs Dr. Sanjay Gupta and his goop?
Posted by: amber | May 3, 2009, 3:07 am 3:07 am
oh I think the world will be kiide by H1N1 Ful…I’m sorry ~
And I’m a chinese girl!
Posted by: Jack | May 3, 2009, 10:34 am 10:34 am
Like I said all the necessary precautions EXCEPT close the Mexico border even temporarily!!! Why upset the leaders of Mexico, Cuba, and Venezuela. After all they have secret deals with the CIA to allow contraband to cross the border daily not just thousands of immigrants.
Posted by: obamaisbad4u | May 3, 2009, 12:10 pm 12:10 pm
Yes, I’m also tired of hearing the POTUS talk about the mess he inherited. Congress knew for years what was coming down. He still wanted the job.
Posted by: TEX | May 4, 2009, 7:41 pm 7:41 pm