WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday expressed confidence in the government's ability to handle the flu outbreak and said that officials were planning ahead for the long term.
Obama told reporters after a Cabinet meeting that he was pleased with the progress so far in dealing with the public health emergency and said he was "optimistic we're going to be able to manage this effectively."
(Reporting by Caren Bohan, editing by Jackie Frank)
