Sunday, April 26, 2009

White House to hold special briefing on swine flu 26 Apr 2009 13:01:48 GMT

This will be at 12;30 EST
Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and other administration officials will address a special White House briefing on the swine flu outbreak on Sunday, the White House said in a statement.

The White House said Napolitano would be joined at the 12:30 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT) briefing by Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and John Brenna, assistant to the president for Homeland Security.

The officials will give an update on the flu outbreak in the United States and the government's response, the statement said.

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