H1N1 Emergency!!!!

On late Friday night, President Obama issued an national H1N1 Emergency. The pandemic cases are rising in a number of communities across the U.S. It is really becoming taxing for many health care professionals in certain communities. So what does this emergency mean??? It means that the government will have more control in helping treat paitents and aid in the process of controlling this pandemic. So, here are some stats to make this a little more real. According to a CNN News report, 20,000 people in the U.S. have been infected and 1000 have died since the pandemic hit the U.S. in April. In recent weeks the rise in the illness has increased. Officals from the CDC say, that flu season this time of year is very unusual. I have to admit that I have greatly underestimated the effects and the importance of this health issue. I always thought that the media was exaggerating with their pictures and there so called scare tactics that they all use so well. And maybe there were exaggerating at the time. But their exaggeration is now becoming a reality. And thats pretty scare that in a sense the media has foeshadowed an rise and emergency of this outbreak. Maybe this was a time for once that the media was telling the truth. Wow!!! Go figure. For any of you who want a clearer understanding of what this declaration of an emrgency means here you go: