Post by Paddy by Grace on May 4, 2009 9:43:11 GMT -7
Three people linked to Obama’s visit to Mexico City dead or sick from swine flu:
BB: Mexico City archeologist died from swine flu after meeting Obama
Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared an emergency in his country’s swine flu outbreak, giving him powers to order quarantines and suspend public events. Authorities have canceled school at all levels in Mexico City and the state of Mexico until further notice, and the government has shut most public and government activities in the area. The emergency decree, published today in the state gazette, gives the president authority to take more action. “The federal government under my charge will not hesitate a moment to take all, all the...
Chron: Wealthy father of toddler killed by swine flu in Texas attended dinner with Obama in Mexico City
While some of Mexico's swine flu fatalities were poor and had uncertain access to health care, the toddler who became the first U.S. death from the outbreak was born into one of Mexico's wealthiest families. His father is a well-known architect. His grandfather is a Mexican media mogul who serves on the International Olympic Committee. His great-uncle controls the Angeles Hospital chain, one of Mexico's largest private health providers. Miguel Tejada Vazquez, 21 months old, died on Monday in a Houston hospital during a visit to America. He had been...
HTAnnapolis: Federal agent source of Severna Park swine flu suspicions
A federal agent from Severna Park who may have infected his wife, son and nephew with the swine flu contracted the flu virus while on duty with President Barack Obama earlier this month in Mexico City. The man, who asked not be identified, was on duty as part of a protection detail with the president and other U.S. officials, he said. The agent and the president were part of a museum visit there with Felipe Solis, a distinguished archaeologist who showed Obama around the city's anthropology museum during his visit to Mexico earlier this month.
BB: Mexico City archeologist died from swine flu after meeting Obama
Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared an emergency in his country’s swine flu outbreak, giving him powers to order quarantines and suspend public events. Authorities have canceled school at all levels in Mexico City and the state of Mexico until further notice, and the government has shut most public and government activities in the area. The emergency decree, published today in the state gazette, gives the president authority to take more action. “The federal government under my charge will not hesitate a moment to take all, all the...
Chron: Wealthy father of toddler killed by swine flu in Texas attended dinner with Obama in Mexico City
While some of Mexico's swine flu fatalities were poor and had uncertain access to health care, the toddler who became the first U.S. death from the outbreak was born into one of Mexico's wealthiest families. His father is a well-known architect. His grandfather is a Mexican media mogul who serves on the International Olympic Committee. His great-uncle controls the Angeles Hospital chain, one of Mexico's largest private health providers. Miguel Tejada Vazquez, 21 months old, died on Monday in a Houston hospital during a visit to America. He had been...
HTAnnapolis: Federal agent source of Severna Park swine flu suspicions
A federal agent from Severna Park who may have infected his wife, son and nephew with the swine flu contracted the flu virus while on duty with President Barack Obama earlier this month in Mexico City. The man, who asked not be identified, was on duty as part of a protection detail with the president and other U.S. officials, he said. The agent and the president were part of a museum visit there with Felipe Solis, a distinguished archaeologist who showed Obama around the city's anthropology museum during his visit to Mexico earlier this month.