US declares swine flu 'emergency' [Emergency powers info]

BBC World News America ^ | 24 October 2009

[delacoert]

Seems I forgot the link the first time I posted.

This story includes a few details on the emergency powers invoked by the President.

• increases ability of treatment facilities allowing the implementation of emergency plans.

• declaration similar to ones issued before hurricanes

• allows authorities to bypass certain federal requirements in order to deal more effectively with emergencies

• directive removes bureaucratic hurdles, allowing sick patients to receive treatment more quickly

• Paperwork on patients reduced

• additional health centers can be set up outside hospitals.

[gedeon3]

This is a created “epidemic”.

[delacoert]

allows authorities to bypass certain federal requirements in order to deal more effectively with emergencies

This is the story that needs reporting.

Bypass certain federal requirements... like the Constitution... or like the endangered species act?

[blam]

"It allows authorities to bypass certain federal requirements in order to deal more effectively with emergencies."

There you go...government causes inefficiencies.

[left that other site]

A NATIONAL EMERGENCY?????

Seems more like an excuse for declaring Martial law to me. I have a HUGE cirlce of aquaintances that I see every day, being a sort of “circuit-riding” music teacher in the Tri-County South Florida area, and so far have not encountered a SINGLE CASE of Swine Flu.

How bout all you FReepers out there? Anybody sick yet?

[MamaDearest]

Simple question asked by an observant email friend of mine:

Why has the President declared a national emergency for the H1N1 flu that has reportedly killed 1,000 people in the United States, when the Seasonal Flu will reportedly claim 36,000 deaths in the country this year?

[exnavy]

My family and friends are all over Michigan, including the UP, not heard of a single case of swine flu.

[MizSterious]

Which federal requirements? I shudder to think.

[uncbob]

How many with symptoms had the vaccine ?

I am reading where that vaccine is causing symptoms

Wasn’t there a thread about Obama’s daughters not getting the vaccine because of risk factors or did I misread it ?

[uncbob]

when the Seasonal Flu will reportedly claim 36,000 deaths in the country this year?

According to a post on another thread that number is very bogus--the actual number is somewhere around 1000 a year

[Yaelle]

My friend in Michigan said over 40 schools are closed in her area. Her whole family (4 kids, 2 adults) got it last week. All recovered well.

[ol' hoghead]

Why? Never let a crisis go to waste, even if you have to create one out of thin air.

[Explodo]

My son and Myself both were positive for h1n1. We were sick...no doubt about it. But it wasn’t horrid or anything.

[MaxMax]

Was it swine flu? My gut tells me they're calling all flu's Swine to jack
up the numbers to scare people into believing the Messiah will save them.

[eyedigress]

I think the “federal requirements” portion needs to be vetted a little better than a bunch of us screaming “martial law”.

[MaxMax]

"How do they tell HINI from standard flu viruses" is one question I want answered
along with who's doing the testing for accuracy.

Probably in two years someone will blow the whistle and say the test wasn't accurate
or something like that. "Oops our bad, move along".

[delacoert]

agreed

[exnavy]

The nurse I know at North Ottawa hospital is telling me there are flu cases out there, but NOT swine flu.

[Repeal The 17th]

“Anybody sick yet?”
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I hab a code in my node and can’t breeb good.

[left that other site]

Chicken SOUP!!!!!!

Seriously, feel better, FRiend.