Comparing U.S. Government Response -Swine Flu 2009 vs Coronavirus 2020

The Democratic Party Leaders are complaining about The Trump Administration response to the Coronavirus.

Can we all say politically motivated?

Let's look at a comparison shall we?

Swine Flu (H1N1) 2009, Obama Administration response;

Failure to declare an Emergency for six months after first cases are reported

Border with Mexico (origination point for Flu) not sealed, no Travel ban enforced

- 60,000,000  (Million)   Infected
-      274,000                    Hospitalized
-        12,000                    Deaths

Source Data CDC website



Coronavirus (Covid 19) 2020, Trump Administration response;

7 weeks in, and Current administration has yet to declare an emergency

First Travel Ban (China, India) implemented Feb 2, 2020

CNBC News Source Data


Further Travel Bans (Italy, Iran, South Korea) implemented Feb 29, 2020

 Univ. of Minn. Center For Infectious Disease Research and Policy

As of 3-11-2020;

- 1,016   Infected
-             (No Current Data Available) Hospitalized
-      32   Dead

Source Data CBS News Current Number of Infections

Source Data ABC News Current Number Of Deaths


Current Trump Administrations biggest deficiency, insufficient number of testing kits, failure of allowing the States to institute their own testing by getting the FDA  approve use of testing kits currently under review. Of course if it turns out that the the kits were faulty, everybody will be up in arms that the Trump Administrations FDA approved a bad product and he and the FDA will get blamed for that.

There is still a ways to go until this all plays out, but at this point, the current Administrations policies have not been the disaster that the Current Democratic leadership keeps screaming about. The final decision won't be known until months down the road when this current "plague to end all plagues" is finally resolved.