UPDATE:
The declaration will make it easier for U.S. medical facilities to handle a surge in flu patients by allowing the waiver of some requirements of Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health insurance programs as needed, the White House said in a statement.GRRRRRRREAT: AND THE VACCINE PRODUCTION IS A LOT SLOWER THAN PREDICTED.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that H1N1 swine flu has become widespread in 46 of the 50 U.S. states, a level comparable to the peak of ordinary flu seasons but far earlier and with more waves of infection expected.
... H1N1 has killed more than 1,000 Americans and put more than 20,000 in the hospital in the United States since it emerged earlier this year, the CDC said. But health officials are quick to note that the actual number of cases cannot be measured.... The new declaration clears the way for waivers of federal requirements that, for example, could prevent hospitals from establishing off-site, alternate care facilities that could help them deal with emergency department demands, the White House said.
HAVE OBAMA'S DAUGHTER'S BEEN VACCINATED YET? NOT AS OF TWO WEEKS AGO...
UPDATE: SCOOPED WEASEL ZIPPERS ON BOTH POINTS IN THIS POST (COINCIDENTALLY!?) BY 6 HOURS.
UDPATE #2: SCOOPED GATEWAY BY 8 HOURS - AND HE TOO MADE THE SAME TWO POINTS WE DID FIRST.
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