Obama declares H1N1 emergency

Hundreds of residents line up for free H1N1 vaccinations Friday at an Encino, California, clinic. National emergency declared to deal with "rapid increase in illness" Obama: "Potential exists for the pandemic to overburden health care resources" Health chief can modify rules to let facilities enact emergency plans Washington (CNN) -- President Obama on Saturday declared a national emergency to deal with the "rapid increase in illness" from the H1N1 influenza virus. The move allows Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius "to temporarily waive or modify certain requirements" to help health care facilities enact... [read full story]                    

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