Timeline of Obama's reaction to H1N1 in 2009, dates and text according to
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_ ... c_timeline
(Unless some of you think that the Russians have put false information on wiki, all part of the Trump Russia Collusion. That would be normal for some of you.)
April 21
United States United States The CDC alerts physicians to a similar novel strain of swine influenza A(H1N1) in two cases from Southern California in a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Early Release on its website.[28] Local investigations, including investigations in Texas, are already underway, and overall surveillance is enhanced.[9][29] The Associated Press covers the alert, the first mention of the A(H1N1) outbreak in English-language news media.
April 25
World Health Organization WHO Under the International Health Regulations (IHR), the Emergency Committee convenes for the first time since its establishment in 2007,[34] resulting in the
WHO Director-General declaring a formal "public health emergency of international concern,"[35][36] (PHEIC),[37] the first ever.
[No Obama action.]
April 27
[7 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
World Health Organization WHO The Emergency Committee meets for the second time. The WHO Director-General issues a statement that containment of the outbreak is not feasible, and elevates the pandemic alert from Phase 3 to Phase 4.[41]
[No Obama action yet.]
April 29
[9 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
United States First death outside Mexico, a 23-month-old Mexican child hospitalized in Texas.[61] Ninety-one confirmed cases in the US to date
[No Obama action yet.]
May 2
[12 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
United States There are more than 430 school closures in 18 states.[83] CDC FluView Week 17: Widespread activity in seven states, regional activity in 12.
[No Obama action yet.]
May 3
[13 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
WHO As of 0600 GMT, 17 countries have officially reported 787 cases of (A)H1N1.
[No Obama action yet.]
June 6
[47 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
CDC FluView Week 22: Widespread influenza activity in eight states, regional activity in nine. "Approximately 89% of all influenza viruses being reported to CDC were novel influenza A (H1N1) viruses."[232] No Obama action yet.
[No Obama action yet.]
June 13
[54 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
Widespread influenza activity in eleven states, regional activity in six. "Over 98% of all subtyped influenza A viruses being reported to CDC were pandemic influenza A (H1N1) viruses."
[No Obama action yet.]
June 24
[64 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
CDC FluView Week 24: Widespread influenza activity in twelve states, regional activity in seven. "Over 99% of all subtyped influenza A viruses being reported to CDC were pandemic influenza A (H1N1) viruses.
[No Obama action yet.]
July 4
[2 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
CDC FluView Week 26: Widespread influenza activity in nine states, regional influenza activity in 12. "Over 97% of all subtyped influenza A viruses being reported to CDC were novel influenza A (H1N1) viruses.
[No Obama action yet.]
July 18
[74 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
CDC FluView Week 28: Widespread influenza activity in seven states, regional activity in 13. "Over 99% of all subtyped influenza A viruses being reported to CDC were novel influenza A (H1N1) viruses.
[No Obama action yet.]
July 29
[99 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
United States The U.S. military wants to establish regional teams of military personnel to assist civilian authorities in the event of a significant outbreak of the H1N1 virus this fall, according to Defense Department officials.
[No Obama action yet.]
August 8
109 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
United States CDC FluView Week 31: Widespread influenza activity in four states, regional activity in 10.
[No Obama action yet.]
August 22
[123 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
CDC FluView Week 33: Widespread influenza activity in two states, regional activity in 13. Activity appears to be increasing in the Southeast. No
[No Obama action yet.]
September 3
[133 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
The CDC in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report[387] notes that 67% of thirty-six children who have died from H1N1 early in the epidemic had at least one serious chronic medical condition, with neurodevelopmental conditions such as developmental delay, epilepsy, and cerebral palsy being especially prominent.[388] Roughly one in thirteen deaths have been of school-age children. More than 80% of the children who died were five or older, in contrast with the seasonal flu baseline of half or more of the influenza fatalities being four or younger.
[No Obama action yet.]
September 12
[142 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
CDC FluView Week 36: Influenza activity continues to increase with widespread influenza activity in twenty-one states, regional influenza activity in nine. Seven of ten HHS Surveillance Regions report ILI activity above region-specific baselines. "99% of all subtyped influenza A viruses being reported to CDC were 2009 influenza A (H1N1) viruses."[405]
[No Obama action yet.]
September 25
[145 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
Forty-two schools are closed in eight states as the second wave of the pandemic begins in early autumn.
[No Obama action yet.]
September 30
150 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"
46 states and Washington, D.C. begin ordering what becomes by the next day a cumulative total of 1,378,200 doses of the nasal-spray Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV)[427] for H1N1. N
[No Obama action yet.]
October 3
[165 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
CDC FluView Week 39: The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) reaches the epidemic threshold with eight out of ten HHS ILI regions reporting region-specific ILI activity above region-specific baseline levels. Widespread influenza activity in thirty-seven states, regional activity in 11.
[No Obama action yet.]
October 10
[172 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
CDC FluView Week 40: The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) is officially above the epidemic threshold. Moreover, for the first time all 10 HHS ILI regions reported ILI above region-specific baseline levels. Widespread influenza activity in forty-one states, and regional activity in eight, with only one state—Hawaii—reporting local influenza activity.
[No Obama action yet.]
October 16
[178 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
An initial shortfall of swine flu vaccine is predicted shortly after the proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza goes above the epidemic threshold[444] in some states,[445] with flu activity widespread in 41 states.[446] It is also announced that the number cases, hospitalizations and deaths are unprecedented for this time of year, with flu-like illnesses accounting for 6.1% of all doctor visits, itself an unusually high number.
[No Obama action yet.]
October 23 [185 days after WHO declares "Public Health Emergency of International Concern"]
President Barack Obama declares a national emergency, stating "The potential exists for the pandemic to overburden health care resources in some localities."
But yeah, Trump was slow in responding to the Caronavirus outbreak. Unlike Obama, who was johnny on the spot.
Next, I will compare Trump's timeline with caronavirus and Obama's with H1N1.