differences with spread and mortality rate. The timeline of Covid-19 is far quicker than H1N1, which is requiring quicker action and more drastic measures. I wouldn't have wanted Obama to handle H1N1 the way Trump has Covid-19 and I wouldn't want Trump to handle Covid-19 the way Obama did H1N1.
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/trumps-h1n1-swine-flu-pandemic-spin/