[wombtotomb]

I just heard this reported on Fox. Hoo Boy, prayers up..........

[TornadoAlley3]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Swine-Flu-Epidemic-Claims-Its-First-Victim-In-US-—A-23-Month-Old-Child/Article/200904415271362?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_0&lid=ARTICLE_15271362_Swine_Flu%3A_Epidemic_Claims_Its_First_Victim_In_US_-_A_23-Month-Old_Child

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

oh rats, the headline lead me to believe that the first death from this flu was a gov official.

[Daisyjane69]

The death of a two year old, so full of life....is lousy.

Prayers to this family. I can’t even imagine how awful...

sad... :(

[stevem]

Wha's going on here??? Is someone sleeping at the switch???

Why haven't the airports been closed??? Why haven't the borders been shut???

Why hasn't the government issued at least one of those goofy...er...er...life saving masks to every man, woman and child???

This is, of course, a tragedy for a family. It's also a dream come true for network news people!

[DemonDeac]

Prayers for the family. Pandemic flus have happened every now and then throughout human history. Lets pray this one doesn’t reach that level.

[DvdMom]

1st Swine flu death in Usa ping

[southlake_hoosier]

Not enough information to make any conclusions. Just because the child dies in the U.S. does not mean that child or the parents or relatives are even legal citizens. Or maybe it is from contact with a care-giver that’s illegal.

It is what is not in the story that concerns me.

[mkjessup]

Well here we go. 23 month old child dies from flu.

Comrade 0bama's Address to the Nation:

"Today we all mourn the needless death of an innocent child who succumbed to the H1N1 flu virus, however this should only serve as a reminder that our civil liberties, cherished as they are, should never trump the right to universal health care for all of our citizens, especially for the children. For that reason, I am declaring an unlimited state of national emergency, and among the measures authorized are temporary prohibitions on public gatherings of more than 10 people, with the exception of weddings, funerals, religious meetings, and school graduation ceremonies. This virus is spread person to person, and for that reason the numbers of people in one place must be capped for the present time.

The expanding nature of the H1N1 flu virus also means additional strain on America's health care infrastructure, which is why all private and public hospital facilities will be placed under federal control and supervision until the crisis is past. No individual needing medical attention will be turned away. If we, of the federal government can back the warranties of GM products, we can back the continued and improved health care for every man, woman and child in America. This is the only humane choice that can be made, especially as we face the challenges of this impending pandemic.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will be providing details of the Federal Health Care Access Card which will be immediately phased into use effective May 1st. The FHCAC will become mandatory as of December 31st of this year, and we will finally put an end to the all-too-often disgraceful incidents in which our neighbors, family and friends are turned away for lack of ability to pay. In the richest Nation on Earth, that can no longer be permitted to happen, and that is why my Administration is taking these steps today.

Thank you, and Allah be praised, errr oops.

["WTF was that doing on the teleprompter, huh? Somebody trying to be funny? Someone looking for some jihad? Quit that laughing dammit! Ohhh it was -you- Rahm? Always the effin comedian, alright, that was pretty good, but I'll get you, just you watch and see, lol"]

[Joe Boucher]

Anyone have ANY confidence in this obamma lamma ding dong govt. handling this little flu outbreak well?
I don’t think any in this govt. could shovel their driveway clear of snow.

[DvdMom]

UK:

Hundreds of Brits ‘will get swine flu in weeks’... and pandemic could strike 40% of us

By Daniel Martin
Last updated at 10:34 AM on 29th April 2009
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1174110/Hundreds-Brits-swine-flu-weeks—pandemic-strike-40-us.html?ITO=1490

- Two enter London hospital with ‘flu-like’ symptoms
- Health official says 40% of Britons could be infected
- Mexican death toll hits 159 with 2,500 more sick
- Second honeymoon couple quarantined in Scotland
- UK holiday firms cancel flights and repatriate tourists
- Brown insists Britain is well-placed to tackle outbreak

Hundreds of Britons can expect to be struck down with swine flu within weeks, a health expert has warned.

Professor Neil Ferguson, a member of the World Health Organisation’s taskforce tackling the outbreak, sounded his warning as global concern intensified.

In Britain, where there are two confirmed cases, dozens of people were being tested for the potentially fatal bug.

Professor Ferguson warned that up to 40 per cent of the British population, or 24 million people - could become ill if the outbreak dragged on until the winter and became a pandemic.

[BP2]

Do we know if this child received anti-virals at all?

[4Liberty]

It is unfair and selfish of this small child to pass away just as the 100 Days celebration begins.

[DvdMom]

http://www.dailysouthtown.com

The city health commissioner, the CEO of Chicago Public Schools and police are expected at a Wednesday morning press conference discussing the closure of an elementary school in the Far North Side’s Rogers Park neighborhood because of the Swine Flu virus.

Chicago Public Schools spokeswoman Monique Bond said early Wednesday that Kilmer Elementary School at the 6700 block of North Greenview Avenue is being closed because of swine flu.

“We do have a probable case [at Kilmer]...and we’re now going to send that specimen on to the CDC,” said Illinois Department of Public Health spokeswoman Melaney Arnold, who could not confirm if it was a student at the school who had become ill.

More details will be available at a 7 a.m. press conference at the school. The school’s Web site did not provide further details early Wednesday.

[gore_sux]

Obama’s fault!

Obama could have stopped this but he decided to go golfing instead. (Sorry can’t resist the lib-like dig.)

[RayChuang88]

I'm surprised it took this long for the new H1N1 flu to cause a death in the USA.

Mind you, I'm not surprised in another way, because when you're down with the flu it can make you very susceptible to other infections that can cause serious complications. I still think we're just a bit too panicky because on average, the flu can cause thousands of deaths in the USA per year during an outbreak--and that's with a more mild strain!

[TADSLOS]

Yawn.

2008-2009 Influenza Season Week 15 ending April 18, 2009- CDC

[penelopesire]

Fox News reporting that this child was ‘visiting’ from MEXICO!! This is not the ‘first’ US death! It is the first death of a Mexican here illegally(probably here to escape the governemnt run healthcare in Mexico)

[pgkdan]

Does anyone know if there’s been any word about the 2 deaths in CA yesterday? Has the flu been blamed as a cause of death?

[wtc911]

CNBC says this kid was a Mexican who came here for treatment. If true this is a totally different story and raises serious border questions.