Obama announced that the United States into the influenza A national state of emergency
Posted on October 24, 2009
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The White House said in a statement on the 24th, U.S. President Barack Obama on the night before the signing of a proclamation declaring that the United States into the Influenza A H1N1 influenza national state of emergency in order to simplify the administrative procedures for the health sector response to the rapid spread of influenza A H1N1 influenza to facilitate the .
The statement said that the notice would allow the medical care, medical assistance and other federal health insurance plan in the Influenza A H1N1 influenza surge of cases with special circumstances relax the regulations, simplify procedures, and timely treatment for patients.
The statement quoted Obama as saying the move aims to ensure that the U.S. health-care facilities are able to quickly implement the Influenza A H1N1 influenza contingency plans. The statement also said the U.S. response to influenza A H1N1 influenza basic policy is to individuals, businesses and governments at all levels are fully prepared to enhance the overall capacity to respond.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center, 23, said the flow of influenza A H1N1 flu spread rapidly in the United States, since April this year has resulted in more than 1,000 Americans dead and more than 20000 patient, the number of infections is expected to exceed several million people. Influenza A H1N1 flu has spread to the U.S. flow of the 50 states in 46, reaching peak levels of ordinary flu, but the peak is more than ordinary flu earlier. The United States young people and children are most vulnerable to influenza A H1N1 influenza virus infection, is expected to present one-fifth of children in the United States experienced varying degrees of symptoms of influenza A H1N1 influenza stream.
Meanwhile, the influenza A H1N1 flu vaccine production stream later than expected. As of October 21, the United States has produced 16.1 million a sense of flow of Influenza A H1N1 vaccine, but may not be achieved during the year to produce 195 million vaccine targets. The United States, said the health sector, confidence and eventually produce enough vaccine.
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