Obama Declares Swine Flu National Emergency

President Barack Obama has declared the H1N1 swine flu outbreak a national emergency, a move intended to give hospitals and other medical facilities more flexibility in coping with the problem and giving his health chief expanded authority.

For more information about the H1N1 vaccine, check out the Centers for Disease Control and Protection Web site at www.cdc.gov/H1N1FLU/.

There are signs that H1N1 is going to be with us for a while, with many public-health officials anticipating a third wave of the virus early next year.