flu and the 1st case in the US was in April 2009.
On October 24, 2009 Obama declared it a national emergency. by that time over 1,000 US persons had died.
although to his credit his Sec of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency on April 26, 2009.
The difference between me and you is that i'm not sitting around blaming Obama.
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/realitycheck/the-press-office/declaration-a-national-emergency-with-respect-2009-h1n1-influenza-pandemic-0Edited by blake1771 at 14:43:26 on 03/12/20