October 27, 2009
Posted: October 27th, 2009 03:12 PM ET

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The White House announced Tuesday that the first daughters have received the H1N1 vaccination but the president and first lady will wait until priority groups are vaccinated before receiving theirs.
The White House announced Tuesday that the first daughters have received the H1N1 vaccination but the president and first lady will wait until priority groups are vaccinated before receiving theirs.

WASHINGTON (CNN) – First daughters Malia and Sasha Obama were vaccinated last week against the H1N1 flu virus, the White House announced late Tuesday in a post on the official White House blog.

"President and Mrs. Obama have not yet been vaccinated for H1N1," Katie McCormick-Lelyveld, the first lady's press secretary wrote, "and they will wait until the needs of the priority groups identified by the CDC - including young people under the age of 24, pregnant women, and people with underlying conditions - have been met."

McCormick-Lelyveld wrote that the first daughters were vaccinated last week when the H1N1 vaccine became available to Washington, D.C. school children.

"The girls' H1N1 vaccine was administered by a White House physician, who applied for and received the vaccine from the DC Department of Health using the same process as every other vaccination site in the District."

Tuesday's blog post also encouraged the public to check flu.gov in order to learn more about how to protect against the flu.

In an interview on CNN's State of the Union late last month, the president told CNN's John King that the first family would "will stand in line like everybody else," to get the H1N1 vaccine. "And when folks say it's our turn, that's when we'll get it," the president also told King.

Filed under: H1N1 virus • Obama family • Swine Flu


shmeckel   October 27th, 2009 4:48 pm ET

The pharmaceutical companies are going to make a killing after this week of Obama campaigning for them.

C. Farrell, Houston, Tx   October 27th, 2009 4:44 pm ET

Good luck Obama girls and stay healthy. We love you as we love all our children.

enoughalready   October 27th, 2009 4:42 pm ET

WOW.....What a guy.....

tate   October 27th, 2009 4:34 pm ET

Of course they get them we all have to wait. Kind of like him flying all over the country killing the ozone on the tax payors time to act like chearleader in chief. so sick of looking at this little boy play grown up.

Horace   October 27th, 2009 4:31 pm ET

Always glad to see there's no special treatment there:

"The girls' H1N1 vaccine was administered by a White House physician, who applied for and received the vaccine from the DC Department of Health using the same process as every other vaccination site in the District."

What a hoot!

db   October 27th, 2009 4:30 pm ET

At least Malia and Sasha can get this scarce vaccine. How about your kids?

simp   October 27th, 2009 4:30 pm ET

what a class act these people are. Just regular people who happen to be the President and First Lady of America,

Laura, Boston MA   October 27th, 2009 4:29 pm ET

At least it was available for the first daughters...not the same if they lived in many of the 50 states....I hope other peoples "babies" get the same opportunity to stay healthy.

Peggy   October 27th, 2009 4:29 pm ET

President Obama is a true LEADER. :) This is why the old white headed Republicans hate him because he practice what he preaches. I expect we will hear from those two NUT CASES, Beck and Limburgh, in some hateful remarks :(

Sherry for Obama   October 27th, 2009 4:21 pm ET

Republicans will put their spin on it and say that the Obama girl's received their shots ahead of other school age kid's.........Only negativity and doubt spew from the right wing mouth's

Ashley Mead   October 27th, 2009 4:18 pm ET

My daughter and myself are getting the shot. She has one kidney and has had it from birth and I myself am pregnant. I have seen my daughter get the flu every winter and I finally had enough. Too many trips to the emergency room for 102.00 fevers, too many late nights with the nasal aspirator and cold packs! We have the opportunity to prevent infection and it is time to use it!

southerncousin   October 27th, 2009 4:17 pm ET

The rest of us can't. But the sacred family can. Pretty sorry state of affairs. Libertards don't care a whit about people except for how much tax money they can steal from them and this lying president they elected?

USMC VET - Boston   October 27th, 2009 4:17 pm ET

Smart 1st Family......wonderful girls....we all LOVE YOU OBAMA

Deuce   October 27th, 2009 4:16 pm ET

But! Because you cant win, in Afghanistan. You will never be told CNN.

Read the Maps. Do your History.. Look how far away you are. Your kids are fighting for Russia's Empire!! Why..???

Monica   October 27th, 2009 4:15 pm ET

And this is news-worthy how exactly?

Richard I   October 27th, 2009 4:09 pm ET

The president's track record isn't good I've seen nothing but talk. Always doing things a little to late. If he waited to get the vaccine like everyone else would show me his integrity. It now shows me he doesn't take personal responsibility for his decisions.

Lisa B   October 27th, 2009 4:04 pm ET

I am so proud of this President and his family.

Drone Pilot   October 27th, 2009 4:02 pm ET

I don't belive it for a minute. Plus, you should keep your child's health history private, between them and their doctor.

Perkle   October 27th, 2009 3:55 pm ET

Whoop-ti-doo and who cares?

Hammerer   October 27th, 2009 3:53 pm ET

This is a great example of the government controlled healthcare. No vaccine available, no equipment available for vaccinating the at risk.
Total confusion and this is the promise for healthcare our congress is trying to sell the country. Total disaster!

Mike Syracuse, NY   October 27th, 2009 3:48 pm ET

"The girls' H1N1 vaccine was administered by a White House physician, who applied for and received the vaccine from the DC Department of Health using the same process as every other vaccination site in the District."

Right. And i'm sure it received the same priority as all the other requests too. Given there's a nationwide shortage of the vaccine, it sure looks like they got head of the line treatment.

David   October 27th, 2009 3:47 pm ET

great to see that the most important people are getting there shots, while there is a shortage for the public

Bush_Low_I.Q.   October 27th, 2009 3:44 pm ET

Is there a vaccine that can cure the disease of "GREED FOR OIL".

George W. Bush is suffering from "GREED FOR OIL".

And these disease is spreading to all his supporters.

Bush attacked Iraq of Oil. No Iraqi was involved in 9/11. Bush created a false report that Iraq has WMDs to mislead Americans into Iraq war.

Bush should be in Jail. Bush should be tried for war crimes.

Lurch   October 27th, 2009 3:40 pm ET

Do you honestly think these 2 girls weren't bumped to the head of the line because of who their father is?

Also if this had happened to Bushes daughters the press would be losing their minds by now.

Bill S   October 27th, 2009 3:37 pm ET

As someone who travels extensively and shakes a LOT of hands, the President should be vaccinated immediately – whatever the political fallout. The same is true for the First Lady.

If the President becomes seriously ill, it has effects which extend to the economy and foreign relations.

phoenix86   October 27th, 2009 3:36 pm ET

Congrats, they are now protected from their father.

Lillie   October 27th, 2009 3:30 pm ET

Good! Beautiful girls with wonderful parents!!

Bluebonnet   October 27th, 2009 3:29 pm ET

The girls' H1N1 vaccine was administered by a White House physician – blah blah blah! Who cares? There is no vacine where I live and I'm high risk.

Barbara -   October 27th, 2009 3:22 pm ET

Now if anyone was afraid of the vaccine this should put their minds to rest. President Obama would certainly not put his daughters at risk!

LacrosseMom   October 27th, 2009 3:21 pm ET

Sometimes I check the Faux News blogs. There was a question about this from a far-right woman, asking if the First Family (though she did not put it that way) was going get the H1N1 vaccine.

Perecorp   October 27th, 2009 3:20 pm ET

Of course they have. Citizens can't get the vaccine due to delays but rest assured the President's kids are first ion line!

Dominican mama 4 Obama   October 27th, 2009 3:15 pm ET

At least they are getting their shots like the WH recommended everyone else should. I had a really good laugh when I read about Rep. Wilson, whose wife contracted the 'flu', wanting to wait until "everyone else got their flu shot" before he had his! What is he scared of any 'side effects'? The Obamas, once again practice what they preach AND lead by example. I hope the babies stay healthy.

Obama Victim   October 27th, 2009 3:11 pm ET

I thought there was a shortage of vaccine??? how can this be??

Victim of Democratic Greed   October 27th, 2009 3:11 pm ET

Well that's just nice, but is it actually news worthy?

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