Military Poised to Help FEMA Battle Swine Flu Outbreak

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errrrrrrrrrrr people???

Can't you feel the "care" that FEMA and our Government have for the

slaves, errrrrrrrrrr the people, the people???

Not!!!!!!!!!!

Do not pay attention to the little man behind the curtain, these aren't

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Military Poised to Help FEMA Battle Swine Flu Outbreak

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to set

vaccination priorities for certain groups Wednesday during a meeting in

Atlanta as the Pentagon prepares to help the Federal Emergency

Management Agency tackle a potential outbreak of the H1N1 virus this

fall.

FOXNews.com

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cody Meissner, left, and Lance Chilton look on

during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization at the

Centers for Disease Control and prevention Wednesday, July 29, 2009, in

Atlanta. (AP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Pentagon is preparing to make troops available if necessary to

help the Federal Emergency Management Agency tackle a potential

outbreak of the H1N1 virus this fall, FOX News has confirmed.

This

comes as a government panel recommends certain groups be placed at the

front of the line for swine flu vaccinations this fall, including

pregnant women, health care workers and children six months and older.

The Advisory

Committee on Immunization Practices panel also said those first

vaccinated should include parents and other caregivers of infants;

non-elderly adults who have high-risk medical conditions, and young

adults ages 19 to 24. The panel, whose recommendations typically are

adopted by federal health officials, voted to set vaccination

priorities for those groups Wednesday during a meeting in Atlanta.

Obama administration officials told Congress that H1N1 vaccinations

won't be available for several months.

Defense

Secretary Robert Gates is preparing to sign an order authorizing the

military to set up five regional teams to deal with the potential

outbreak of H1N1 influenza if FEMA requests help.

A senior U.S. defense official told FOX News that the plan calls for

military task forces to work in conjunction with the FEMA. No final

decision has been reached on how the military effort would be manned,

but one source said it likely would include personnel from all branches

of the military.

It is not known how many troops would be needed and whether they

would come from the active duty or the National Guard and Reserve

forces.

In

the event of a major outbreak, civilian authorities would lead any

relief efforts, the official said. The military, as it would for a

natural disaster or other significant emergency situation, could

provide support and fulfill any tasks that civilian authorities could

not, such as air transport or testing of large numbers of viral samples

from infected patients.

As a first step, military leaders have asked Gates to authorize

planning for the potential assistance.

Orders to deploy actual forces would be reviewed later, depending on

how much of a health threat the flu poses this fall, the officials said.

FOX News' Jennifer Griffin, Brian Wilson and The Associated Press

contributed to this report.

 

 

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