The Donald have attack CDC, Obama and the Joe for handling of 2009 Swine flu epidemic. I decide to look at this. What I find show it was handle MUCH better than The Donald handle Coronavirus. For the example...
On April 25, 2009 there just 4 known case of Swine flu in country. BUT, one case was confirm as community transmission (not pick up by patient outside country)...
Just 5 day later, CDC Chief Dr. Richard Bresser say NY and CA had be equip already with DIAGNOSTIC tests and rest of states being sent tests within 24 hour. Is important distinction these be DIAGNOSTIC test - meaning samples no need to be send to CDC for confirm result...
Just 7 day later, and only TWELVE DAY after first case of the community transmission (May 6, 2009) Dr. Bresser confirm ALL states up and running with diagnostic test. Compare this to The Donald CDC performance on Corona virus test...
The first case of community transmit of Coronavirus in U.S. occur on Jan 20. It already known from experience of China what it is, and how serious it be. It not until FIFTEEN DAY LATER, on Feb 4, that CDC and FDA approve test for distribute...
On Feb 6 and 7, just 90 test kit sent to state public health labs. And these kits NO WORK. CDC no figure this out until Feb 12, TWENTY-THREE days after first U.S. case confirmed...
By end of Feb, FORTY DAY after first U.S. case confirm, just THREE lab in whole country have limited number of working test. And all test STILL have to be send to CDC for confirm (the tests NOT diagnostic tests)...
By March 6, FORTY-SIX DAY since first U.S. case, the CDC had test just 2,000 people. All this time, community spread take place around nation, unseen. So to make conclude...
Obama CDC: First swine flu case to nationally distributed, working DIAGNOSTIC test = 12 days. Trump CDC: First Coronavirus case to working, NON-DIAGNOSTIC test distribute to just THREE labs in entire country: FORTY-SIX days.
Source 1: nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… Source 2: google.com/amp/s/www.busi… Source 3: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_…
