[Frank Lee]

A little memory refresher:

The CDC response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic was led by science and continually evolved to meet the nation’s needs as events unfolded and as more information became available. However, a consistent underlying communications strategy underscored the entire CDC response. The strategy is based on the emergency risk communications principles of quickly, proactively and transparently communicating accurate information to the public and to partners...

2009 H1N1 was first detected in the United States in April 2009.
Infection with this new influenza A virus (then referred to as ‘swine origin influenza A virus’) was first detected in a 10-year-old patient in California on April 15, 2009.
Two days later, CDC laboratory testing confirmed a second infection with this virus in another patient,
CDC remained in close contact with the international health community as the outbreak unfolded and on April 18, 2009, under the International Health Regulations (IHR) the United States International Health Regulations Program reported the 2009 H1N1 influenza cases to the World Health Organization (WHO).
In an article entitled Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Infection in Two Children --- Southern California, March-April 2009 published on April 21, 2009 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), CDC described the cases and requested that state public health laboratories send to CDC all influenza A specimens that could not be subtyped.
By April 21, 2009, CDC had begun working to develop a virus that could be used to make vaccine to protect against this new virus (called a candidate vaccine virus).
CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on April 22, 2009, to coordinate the response to this emerging public health threat.
On April 26, 2009, the United States Government determined that a public health emergency existed nationwide.
On May 1, 2009, CDC test kits began shipping to domestic and international public health laboratories.

https://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/cdcresponse.htm

And so on... I just highlighted some of the things CDC and the U.S. Government did in two weeks. Looks to me like they were on it like the proverbial stink on isht. And this was without any heads-up from any evil foreigners.