Washington on 24 October, (reporter Yang Qingchuan) American the White House said in a statement 24, the United States President Barack Obama on the night before signing the announcement, announced that the United States entered a / H1N1 flu a national emergency, to simplify the administrative procedures, in order to cope with the influenza a H1N1 influenza spread rapidly to facilitate medical department.

    The statement said, the announcement will allow special medical care, medical assistance and other federal health insurance plan for a surge in the influenza a H1N1 influenza cases relaxed the rules, simplify procedures, provide timely treatment for patients.

    The statement quoted Obama as saying, the aim is to ensure that the American health care facilities to rapidly implement the influenza a H1N1 influenza contingency plans. The statement also said, the basic national policy of the United States of America response to influenza a H1N1 influenza is fully prepared in individual, enterprise and government at all levels, enhance the overall ability to cope with.

    The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 23 days, influenza a H1N1 stream spread rapidly in the United States, since April this year, has caused more than 1000 deaths in the United States, more than 2 people hospitalized, expected infected more than millions of people. Influenza a H1N1 flow has spread to 46 U.S. national states in 50, reached the peak level of ordinary flu, but more than ordinary influenza peak earlier. American young people and children are the most vulnerable to influenza a H1N1 influenza virus infection, is expected to present the United States 1/5 of the children have different degrees of influenza a H1N1 flu symptoms.

    At the same time, influenza a H1N1 flu vaccine production after the expected. As of October 21st, the United States has produced 16100000 doses of swine H1N1 flu vaccine, but may not be able to achieve the year production target of 195000000 doses of vaccine. And the United States Department of Health says, have the confidence to produce enough vaccine.