I said that Obama needed to do this. I guess he does have a good adviser some place. But why isn't he getting one? That would prove that it is safe and good for everyone.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091027/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_daughters_swine_flu_2
President Barack Obama's daughters, Malia and Sasha, have received their swine flu shots.The White House announced on its Web site Tuesday that Malia, 11, and Sasha, 8, got the shots from a White House doctor last week.
The doctor, who was not identified, applied for and received the vaccine from the city's health department "using the same process as every other vaccination site in the District" of Columbia, said Katie McCormick Lelyveld, a spokeswoman for first lady Michelle Obama.
McCormick Lelyveld said the president and Mrs. Obama would wait to get their shots until after people in priority groups, such as children, young adults and pregnant women, have been vaccinated against the strain of flu known as H1N1.
News that the Obama sisters have received their swine flu shots was likely to raise questions about whether they had been given preferential treatment. It also could anger parents who are having difficulty getting shots for their own children because of shortages in the promised vaccine production and the way the vaccine that is available is being distributed.
At the same time, Obama has been urged to vaccinate the girls to encourage parents skeptical about the vaccine's safety to do the same.
Obama last week declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, and gave his health secretary power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect patients not infected with the virus.
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