Swine Flu Outbreak Triggers Public Health Emergency

WASHINGTON, April 26 — The Obama administration today declared a public health emergency as a “precautionary move” to combat the swine flu outbreak, which has grown from two cases to 20 in less than a week.

At a White House press briefing Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the federal government would release 25% of the 50 million treatment courses of oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) in the national stockpile.

The antivirals will be released to the states, “concentrating first on those states that have confirmed cases.”

The CDC will be releasing additional directives for state health departments later today. The CDC has a press briefing scheduled for 3 p.m. today.

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