A Touch of Paranoia

I generally poo-poo media-inspired disease frenzies, but this got my attention. An advanced man in the white house develops swine flu symptoms. The report then states the following:

The spokesman also said that President Barack Obama also has had no symptoms of the virus and doctors see no need to conduct any tests on his health.

Does that strike anyone else as a bit of an odd way to put it? I mean, why not test Obama to make sure? Or are they afraid testing him would create a panic?

Very strange stuff.