Biden Says He Was Still VP During 'The Pandemic' and Obama Sent Him to ‘Fix It’

Valletta · May 20, 2024

Speaking at a dinner for the NAACP in Detroit, Michigan, Biden went on a tangent proclaiming he was on the ground in the state to help out, at the request of former President Barack Obama.
“And when I was vice president, things were kind of bad during the pandemic,” Biden said. It was unclear which pandemic Biden was referring to, or if he instead meant the Great Recession.

White House Rushes to Clean Up Biden’s ‘Pandemic’ Gaffe

“When I was vice president, things were kind of bad during the pandemic,” the president said.

www.thedailybeast.com

Ah, the article says perhaps Joe was referring to the Great Recession. Was that a kind of pandemic? I hadn't realized. Expect the newscasters at the debate to be just as objective.

JosephZ · May 20, 2024

He's talking about the H1N1 pandemic.

The 2009 H1N1 Pandemic: A New Flu Virus Emerges

In the spring of 2009, a novel influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged. It was detected first in the United States and spread quickly across the United States and the world. This new H1N1 virus contained a unique combination of influenza genes not previously identified in animals or people.

From April 12, 2009 to April 10, 2010, CDC estimated there were 60.8 million cases (range: 43.3-89.3 million), 274,304 hospitalizations (range: 195,086-402,719), and 12,469 deaths (range: 8868-18,306) in the United States due to the (H1N1)pdm09 virus.

President Obama Signs Emergency Declaration for H1N1 Flu

Summary: In an effort to proactively address the ongoing pandemic, the President signed a National Emergency Declaration on H1N1 that allows healthcare systems to quickly implement disaster plans should they become overwhelmed.

Avoid 'confined spaces' such as planes, Biden says

Biden made the remarks on NBC's "Today Show," after he was asked what he would tell a family member about traveling to Mexico, where the first cases of the virus -- technically known as 2009 H1N1 -- were detected.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, is advising people to avoid nonessential travel to Mexico, where the Mexican government suspects 159 deaths have resulted from the infection, most of them in or around Mexico City. Only a fraction of those cases have been confirmed.

"The CDC is concerned that continued travel by U.S. travelers to Mexico presents a serious risk for further outbreaks of swine flu in the United States," the agency says on its Web site.

But Biden appeared to go a step further, saying, "I would tell members of my family, and I have, I wouldn't go anywhere in confined places now. It's not that you're going to Mexico, it's you're in a confined aircraft. When one person sneezes it goes all the way through the aircraft. That's me

Vambram · May 20, 2024

Two questions.
Was Mayor Duggan the mayor of Detroit in 2009 during the H1N1 flu pandemic?
Did President Obama send Vice President Biden to Detroit in 2009?

JosephZ · May 20, 2024

Vambram said:
Was Mayor Duggan the mayor of Detroit in 2009 during the H1N1 flu pandemic?

No, but he was the president and CEO of the Detroit Medical Center in 2009.

The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) is a for-profit alliance of hospitals that encompasses over 2,000 licensed beds, 3,000 affiliated physicians and over 12,000 employees. Located in Midtown Detroit, the DMC is affiliated with medical schools from Wayne State University and Michigan State University. Detroit Medical Center hospitals are staffed by physicians from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Wayne State University School of Medicine, the largest single-campus medical school in the United States and the nation's fourth largest medical school overall.

Former Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Duggan was president and chief executive officer from January 2004 through December 2012 when he left to mount a campaign to become mayor of Detroit.

Vambram said:
Did President Obama send Vice President Biden to Detroit in 2009?

There's no way to know one way or the other.

Valletta · May 20, 2024

JosephZ said:
No, but he was the president and CEO of the Detroit Medical Center in 2009.

The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) is a for-profit alliance of hospitals that encompasses over 2,000 licensed beds, 3,000 affiliated physicians and over 12,000 employees. Located in Midtown Detroit, the DMC is affiliated with medical schools from Wayne State University and Michigan State University. Detroit Medical Center hospitals are staffed by physicians from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Wayne State University School of Medicine, the largest single-campus medical school in the United States and the nation's fourth largest medical school overall.

Former Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Duggan was president and chief executive officer from January 2004 through December 2012 when he left to mount a campaign to become mayor of Detroit.

There's no way to know one way or the other.

UPDATE:White House Insists Biden Meant ‘Recession’ When He Said ‘Pandemic’

Zaha Torte · May 20, 2024

JosephZ said:
He's talking about the H1N1 pandemic.

The 2009 H1N1 Pandemic: A New Flu Virus Emerges

In the spring of 2009, a novel influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged. It was detected first in the United States and spread quickly across the United States and the world. This new H1N1 virus contained a unique combination of influenza genes not previously identified in animals or people.

From April 12, 2009 to April 10, 2010, CDC estimated there were 60.8 million cases (range: 43.3-89.3 million), 274,304 hospitalizations (range: 195,086-402,719), and 12,469 deaths (range: 8868-18,306) in the United States due to the (H1N1)pdm09 virus.

President Obama Signs Emergency Declaration for H1N1 Flu

Summary: In an effort to proactively address the ongoing pandemic, the President signed a National Emergency Declaration on H1N1 that allows healthcare systems to quickly implement disaster plans should they become overwhelmed.

Avoid 'confined spaces' such as planes, Biden says

Biden made the remarks on NBC's "Today Show," after he was asked what he would tell a family member about traveling to Mexico, where the first cases of the virus -- technically known as 2009 H1N1 -- were detected.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, is advising people to avoid nonessential travel to Mexico, where the Mexican government suspects 159 deaths have resulted from the infection, most of them in or around Mexico City. Only a fraction of those cases have been confirmed.

"The CDC is concerned that continued travel by U.S. travelers to Mexico presents a serious risk for further outbreaks of swine flu in the United States," the agency says on its Web site.

But Biden appeared to go a step further, saying, "I would tell members of my family, and I have, I wouldn't go anywhere in confined places now. It's not that you're going to Mexico, it's you're in a confined aircraft. When one person sneezes it goes all the way through the aircraft. That's me

I was going to suggest the same thing. He could definitely have been referring to the Swine Flu.

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