Obama declares swine flu a national emergency
According to Yahoo New
President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected patients.
The declaration, signed Friday night and announced Saturday, comes with the disease more prevalent than ever in the country and production delays undercutting the government's initial, optimistic estimates that as many as 120 million doses of the vaccine could be available by mid-October.
Or not??
This is Interesting.....
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/...-hn-emergency/
Do You Think H1N1 Is a National Emergency?
President Obama declared a national emergency Friday related to the outbreak of H1N1 flu, allowing health officials greater leeway under federal regulations to respond to the virus. The virus has claimed the lives of 1,000 Americans, but it isn't clear yet whether the outbreak will be any worse than the annual outbreak of seasonal flu.
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Yes, we should prepare for the outbreak to get much worse 8% (678 votes)
Yes, though the outlook isn't as dire as it sounds 6% (518 votes)
No, but I'm still concerned about the flu's spread 29% (2,332 votes)
No, the outbreak is little more than media hype 54% (4,356 votes)
I don't know 1% (115 votes)
I don't know which way it will go, but I hope it is mild, either way.
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