6 months and 1,000 deaths later, Obama declared H1N1 a public health emergency

6 months and 1,000 deaths later, Obama declared H1N1 a public health emergency

by WorldTribune Staff, March 2, 2020 The swine flu, or H1N1, was first reported to have been detected in the United States in April 2009. At the end of April 2009, President Barack Obama addressed Americans briefly, saying that U.S. health officials were monitoring the situation. Obama said he had requested $1.5 billion from Congress […]