President declares swine flu a national emergency

Sunday, October 25, 2009

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Yvette Calderon, 6, receives an intranasal swine-flu vaccine Saturday at a free drive-through clinic in The Woodlands, Texas.

Yvette Calderon, 6, receives an intranasal swine-flu vaccine Saturday at a free drive-through clinic in The Woodlands, Texas.
Photo by ERIC S. SWIST

President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms off-site to speed treatment and protect uninfected patients.


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Front Section, Pages 4 on 10/25/2009

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