Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone Says Federal Health Officials Are Doing A Good Job And Are Well Positioned To Deal With The Swine Flu

Pallone, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held an emergency hearing Thursday. He says a lot of things have been done since the last Bird Flu scare.

"I think we sort of are lucky and that the Bird Flu situation was a wake up call and we put processes in place to have a better response and to have Tamiflu and to be able to do the vaccine relatively quickly and now we are prepared," says Pallone.

He says federal health officials have asked for an additional one-point-five-billion-dollars to address the outbreak.

Pallone says health officials are creating a Swine Flu vaccine that may be ready this fall.

By: Janet Fried