Quote Originally Posted by Juice View Post
It was in the spring/summer. Obama didn't declare it an emergency until the fall. I read a more exact timeline but I can't find where. I'm also making no judgments on Obama's handling of it.
From wikipedia:

The earliest reported cases in the US began appearing in early April 2009, in California [118][119] then spread to infect people in Texas, New York, and assorted other states by the end of May.
On October 24, 2009, President Barack Obama declared Swine Flu a national emergency in the United States.