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Feds Declare Public Health Emergency After 20 Swine Flu Cases Identified Here
Crooks and Liars —
... We'll be keeping an eye on this:
Government officials have declared a public health emergency in connection with the swine flu outbreak that has killed dozens in Mexico and sickened 20 in the U.S., said the nation’s director of Homeland Security Sunday.
Secretary Janet Napolitano also said border agents have been directed to begin passive surveillance of travelers from affected countries, with instructions to isolate anyone who appears actively ill with suspected influenza.
The number of cases confirmed in the United States ...
The GOP and Swine Flu
The Democratic Daily —
... There are now 40 confirmed cases of the Swine Flu in the U.S. and more than 1600 cases in Mexico. Concern over the outbreak has “ ...
Monday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
MONDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * The World Health Organization has issued a phase 4 alert on the swine flu. * There are now a ...
Obama and swine flu… let no hyped crisis go to waste
Flopping Aces —
... The WHO (World Health Organization, not the classic British rockers, of course….) has raised the pandemic alert level to phase four out of a six point scale - meaning sustained human to human contact can cause the outbreak. The percentage of deaths to infected in hardest hit Mexico is about .09% (149 deaths to 1600 reported infected, at this writing), and no deaths among those infected in the US. ...
WHO’s Margaret Chan notches up the hype, orders vaccine efforts
Flopping Aces —
... Despite the evidence of dimishing cases in Mexico, and only 1,311 of the 2,498 believed to be sickened in that nation remaining in the hospital, WHO’s Director, Margaret Chan, decided to rachet up the hype by raised the pandemic alert to Phase 5, calling a global outbreak “imminent”. ...
Still the Flu
Talking Points Memo —
... A third person has died in the US from the Swine Flu; and there's now been a fatality in Canada as well. Both were in their 30s; but both also apparently had underlying medical conditions. ...
Monday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... from an Iranian prison. That's great news. * Three people have now died in the U.S. from H1N1. The CDC noted today, however, that the virus is spreading so quickly, it's hard to count confirmed cases. * ...
Dymphna’s Dearth of News
Gates of Vienna —
HEY, WAIT, I THOUGHT THIS STORY WAS OVER: Swine flu spreading too fast to count, CDC says. The goo…
Instapundit —
... HEY, WAIT, I THOUGHT THIS STORY WAS OVER: Swine flu spreading too fast to count, CDC says. The good news, though, is that it doesn’t seem to be especially bad. But I agree with those who say that companies and government agencies should be looking at lessons learned, and refining their preparations, over the summer, in case it comes back worse in the Fall, a la 1918. And even if it doesn’t, the preparation probably won’t be in vain, as some sort of pandemic disease outbreak is bound to happen eventually. ...
